Eager Definition

ēgər
eagerest, eagerer
adjective
eagerest, eagerer
Feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent.
Webster's New World
Sharp; keen.
Webster's New World
Shakespeare.
A nipping and an eager air.
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Wiktionary
(computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
An eager algorithm.
Wiktionary
noun
Webster's New World

Alternative form of eagre (tidal bore).

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Other Word Forms of Eager

Noun

Singular:
eager
Plural:
eagers

Adjective

Base Form:
eager
Comparative:
eagerer
Superlative:
eagerest

Origin of Eager

  • From Middle English eger, from Old French egre (French aigre) , from Latin acer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English eger sour, sharp, impetuous from Anglo-Norman egre from Latin ācer ak- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See eagre.

    From Wiktionary

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