lager
noun /ˈlɑːɡə(r)/
/ˈlɑːɡər/
- [uncountable, countable] a type of light, pale beer that usually has a lot of bubbles
- a pint of lager
- German lagers
- [countable] a glass, can or bottle of this
- Two lagers, please.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German Lagerbier ‘beer brewed for keeping’, from Lager ‘storehouse’. Compare with laager and lair.