forager (ag as ig), for rager

[Fr. four rageur; Span. forragero, Port. forrageiro; Ital. for ragi ere.] 1. One who goes out in search of forage or fodder. "Suddenly they came flying upon the for ragers on all sides."- Golding : Cæsar , p. 118. 2. One who seeks for food generally; a feeder. "Down so smooth a slope The fleecy foragers will gladly browse." Mason. English Garden , bk. ii. for-ag-ing (ag as Ig), pr . par., a. & 8. [FORAGE, v.] A. & B. As pr. par . & particip . adj. (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of searching for forage or fodder.