sanger

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noun English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
noun United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)

Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced sangwich) + -er (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1960s.

Frost, “I will go and see Mr. Sanger, while you go to Mr. Perry. — Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp, Horatio, Jr. Alger
He was the rival of Wombwell, and of Sanger, one of the greatest showmen of his day. — The case-book of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
When Sanger's elephant got into trouble in the river Arun, this wise Shock was sent to turn him out, and his perseverance succeeded. — Chatterbox Stories of Natural History, Anonymous

Frederick Sanger, Fred Sanger

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