bridger
nounEtymology From Middle English briggere, equivalent to bridge + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).
1
One who builds bridges
- And he wasn't an ordinary bridger, Tuck remembers, he was said to be one of the best bridge-masters on Pomperoy.2008, Julie Bertagna, Zenith, page 191:
2
One who bridges, or connects two previously separate things.
- In either arrangement, the teacher reserves personal judgment and acts more as a bridger of student ideas or as an encourager of reluctant participants (vocal participation, though, should always be the student's prerogative).2002, James R. Delisle, Barefoot Irreverence, page 178:
3
One who plays bridge (card game)
- Related terms
- Fort Bridger