Wednesday, April 27, 2016

logger, lager

Logger or logger means a lumberjack; someone who cuts down trees for a living--
He was a logger in Oregon for several years.
He wants to be a logger--you know, a lumberjack.

Logger may also mean a machine used for hauling logs--
The logger broke down, and everyone quit work early.
Let's go; you're holding up the logger.

Logger may also mean a computer program or application used for keeping a record of events or observations--
This new logger makes it easy to keep track of what happens in the office.
She uses a logger app to record new measurements each day.

Lager or lager ( rhymes with logger ) means a beer that is kept in cold storage to ferment and mature--
Would you like a lager or an ale?
Lager is usually pale and light-bodied.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He's having a lager with his old friend, a logger from Canada."

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