WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gaug•er
(gā′jər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person or thing that gauges.
- a worker or inspector who checks the dimensions or quality of machined work.
- a customs official, collector of excise taxes, or the like.
- Anglo-French gaugeour. See gauge, -or2
- late Middle English 1400–50