# conger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #50,435

## Definitions
1. Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
2. A chain of booksellers.

## Etymology
From Middle English congre, from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conger