Sanger

See also: sanger, sânger, sånger, and Sänger

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Sanger

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• (surname): Sanker

Etymology

An occupational surname from Middle English, from Old English sangere (“singer”).

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsæŋə/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Sanger

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
   • 2025 October 3, Ray Bogan, “Wikipedia co-founder says site has liberal bias — here’s his plan to fix that”, in Straight Arrow News‎, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger is alleging that the online encyclopedia has a left-leaning bias and “a lot of problems,” and recently released a nine-point plan to fix it.

2. A place in the United States:
   1. A city in Fresno County, California.
   2. A ghost town in Oliver County, North Dakota.
   3. A city in Denton County, Texas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Sanger sequencing

Anagrams

• Garnes, serang, rengas, arengs, Ganser, ranges, Agners, Serang, Angers, snarge, resang, granes, angers

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanɡər/, [ˈsaŋɐ]

Proper noun

Sanger

1. (rare) a surname

Related terms

• sang
• sanger
• Sango