Definitions for Alger
ˈæl dʒəral·ger

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Alger, Horatio Algernoun

   United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Algernoun

   A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Elgar.

2. Algernoun

   A surname.

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1. alger

   The term "Alger" could be a misspelling or could refer to a number of things depending on the context. In a geographical context, it typically refers to Algiers, which is the capital city of Algeria. In a different context, it can also refer to Horatio Alger, an American author famous for his young adult novels about impoverished children who rise from humble backgrounds. However, without a clear context, it's difficult to provide a precise definition.

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1. Alger

   Alger is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 860 at the 2010 census.

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1. ALGER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alger is ranked #5516 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Alger surname appeared 6,306 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Alger.
   
   92.6% or 5,844 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 163 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 133 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 86 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 50 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 30 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Author

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1809","1"],["1814","1"],["1831","1"],["1839","1"],["1840","2"],["1842","1"],["1865","3"],["1879","10"],["1881","6"],["1883","3"],["1886","3"],["1887","1"],["1888","6"],["1890","1"],["1891","1"],["1892","4"],["1895","3"],["1896","1"],["1898","1"],["1899","1"],["1900","4"],["1903","2"],["1904","6"],["1905","1"],["1907","2"],["1909","2"],["1914","8"],["1915","1"],["1917","1"],["1918","1"],["1919","2"],["1920","2"],["1921","10"],["1925","1"],["1926","4"],["1927","4"],["1928","1"],["1929","2"],["1930","1"],["1931","1"],["1933","6"],["1934","4"],["1935","4"],["1936","1"],["1938","4"],["1939","1"],["1940","9"],["1941","2"],["1942","7"],["1943","1"],["1945","2"],["1946","1"],["1947","1"],["1948","7"],["1949","3"],["1950","36"],["1951","9"],["1952","7"],["1953","9"],["1954","3"],["1955","10"],["1956","1"],["1957","11"],["1958","6"],["1959","10"],["1960","8"],["1961","7"],["1962","12"],["1963","7"],["1964","28"],["1965","54"],["1966","31"],["1967","29"],["1968","48"],["1969","37"],["1970","20"],["1971","16"],["1972","13"],["1973","40"],["1974","43"],["1975","18"],["1976","10"],["1977","22"],["1978","12"],["1979","17"],["1980","14"],["1981","16"],["1982","20"],["1983","21"],["1984","16"],["1985","23"],["1986","15"],["1987","20"],["1988","9"],["1989","4"],["1990","14"],["1991","13"],["1992","27"],["1993","6"],["1994","7"],["1995","8"],["1996","12"],["1997","49"],["1998","11"],["1999","12"],["2000","17"],["2001","13"],["2002","44"],["2003","18"],["2004","13"],["2005","18"],["2006","13"],["2007","25"],["2008","36"]]

Anagrams for Alger »

1. Elgar

2. glare

3. lager

4. large

5. regal

How to pronounce Alger?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Alger in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alger in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Alger in a Sentence

1. Jussi Pylkkanen:

   It has become clear that the many new global collectors chasing masterpieces have been waiting for an iconic Picasso to appear on the market, none is more iconic than 'Les femmes d'Alger.'.

2. Steve Bannon:

   Today in modern pop culture, you know they call Ted Cruz the Joe McCarthy -- if you want to think of who devils are it's Ronald Reagan and those who name-names at the House Un-American Activities, the Hollywood Ten are heroes right? alger Hiss is a hero, right? Richard Nixon's a villain? Joe McCarthy is a villain. Your book makes very plain that these guys were right. The place was infested with either traitors that were on the direct payroll of Soviet military intelligence or fellow-travelers who were kind of compliant in helping these guys get along. I mean, there's absolutely no question of it. How has pop culture so changed it that white is black and black is white?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Alger
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alger
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Alger
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Alger