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lager

1 American  
[lah-ger, law-] / ˈlɑ gər, ˈlɔ- /

noun

  1. Also called lager beer.  a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.

verb (used with object)

  1. to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months.

lager 2 American  
[lah-ger] / ˈlɑ gər /

noun

South African.

  1. laager.

lager 1 British  
/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

  1. a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew Compare ale

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lager 2 British  
/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of laager

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Etymology

Origin of lager

1835–45; short for lager beer, half adoption, half translation of German Lagerbier. See lair 1, beer

Example Sentences

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In lager beers, foam stability is controlled by surface viscoelasticity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Seemingly nonstop construction has since turned Amazon workers and various contractors into regulars at the watering hole, where Speelman now stocks Texas-made Shiner Bock lager to appeal to transplants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The firm vowed to establish the UK's biggest native woodland and peatland restoration project, supported by sales of its Lost Forest lager.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

“I’m more of a lager guy,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

He missed land and good food and better lager.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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