The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lunger \lunger\ (l[u^]ng"[~e]r), n. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis. [informal] Syn: consumptive. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lunger n 1: someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing) 2: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis [syn: consumptive, lunger, tubercular]