Learn English – “indulger of” vs. “indulger in”

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A person can indulge in something. Is he therefore an indulger of something or an indulger in something? Are both okay?

If both are okay, is there any difference between these two phrases or are their meanings exactly the same?

Best Answer

I’ve never seen either of those used. Logically, it would be in, but I’ve never seen that form. The Corpus of Contemporary American English is of the same opinion, and further points out that indulger is not widely used at all (and mostly by itself: “he was an indulger”).