Alger

American

[al-jer] / ˈæl dʒər /

noun

Horatio, Jr., 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
a first name.

Alger British

/ ˈældʒə /

noun

Horatio. 1834–99, US author of adventure stories for boys, including Ragged Dick (1867)

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Curricula used to include stories like those by Horatio Alger about people pulling themselves up from poverty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Al Hilal of Sudan pipped Mouloudia Alger of Algeria 2-1 in the same section with veteran striker Mohamed Abdelrahman scoring the 75th-minute match winner.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

MC Alger won the league for a second year in a row after drawing 0-0 against NC Magra.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

Brian Alger, a senior vice president with the company, said the longest lag between when the county sent out an alert and when it hit cellphones was 14 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

His life seems at once to be a tale by Horatio Alger, a fulfillment of the American dream, and a warn- ing about unintended consequences.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser

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