1. a person who has tuberculosis or another lung disease
Usage: dated; informal
2. a person who makes a sudden forward movement or thrust
Usage: informal

Examples

• The old sanatorium was built to treat lungers in the mountain air.
• In the 1920s, many lungers traveled west seeking a cure.
• The fencer was known as a skilled lunger with quick attacks.
• He’s a natural lunger when it comes to grabbing opportunities.
• The boxer caught his opponent off guard with a sudden lunger.
• She made a desperate lunger for the falling vase.