eager eager /ˈiːgɝ/

adjective

1. () Having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy  ( eager )
   having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
    Eager to learn
   eager to learn
    Eager to travel abroad
   eager to travel abroad
    Eager for success
   eager for success
    Eager helpers
   eager helpers
    An eager look
   an eager look
   

noun

1. [Dialect, UK] A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)  ( aegir [Non-standard] , bore , eager [Dialect, UK] , eagre [Dialect, UK] , tidal bore )
   a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)