How to Pronounce "barger"
word
ˈbɑɹdʒɝ
BAR-jer
ˈbɑːdʒə
BAH-juh
Definition
A 'barger' is a person who operates or works on a barge (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods on rivers or canals). The word can also sometimes refer to the barge itself.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɑɹdʒɝ
British English
ˈbɑːdʒə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BAR-jer
UK
BAH-juh
Listen in Context
The barger steered the vessel down the canal.
A barger must know the river very well.
The busy port was full of bargers waiting to load cargo.
My grandfather worked as a barger on the Thames for forty years.