tonger
9.3
A person who uses tongs to pick up hot or fragile things
- noun
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manipulador
- The tonger at the street food stall flipped the kebabs using long metal tongs and steady hands.
Examples
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In the glass factory, a skilled tonger moved the molten pieces with precision.
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During the barbecue, the tonger carefully turned the hot sausages to cook them evenly.
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The tonger carefully lifted the hot coals.
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A skilled tonger is essential in the kitchen.
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The tonger at the street food stall flipped the kebabs using long metal tongs and steady hands.
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During the barbecue, the tonger carefully turned the hot sausages to cook them evenly.
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In the glass factory, a skilled tonger moved the molten pieces with precision.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tonger comes from the tool tongs and the ending -er that means 'one who'. Think of a cook or worker using tongs to move hot or delicate things, so a tonger is someone who uses tongs to handle or move objects.
