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fogger

fogger noun: the outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in automotive applications, as well as fuels for turbine engines.

Noun (1)

fogger (plural foggers)

  1. The outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in automotive applications, as well as fuels for turbine engines.
  2. A device that generates artificial fog or smoke for stage performances.
  3. A device that releases an insecticidal mist.
  4. (obsolete) One who fogs; a pettifogger.
    • A beggarly fogger.1614, Terence in English
    • But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…], and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC

Noun (2)

fogger (plural foggers)

  1. A person employed to feed cattle.
    • Describing a fogger's (cattle feeder) work on a winter day, he concludes that […]1953, William James Hyde, The English Peasantry in Contemporary Novels, 1815-1900, page 226

fogger meaning in Tamil

fogger in Tamil

தூவல்தெளிப்பான்

Synonyms of fogger

Forms of fogger

pluralfoggers

Origin of fogger

From fog + -er.

Perhaps from fodderer.

Words formed from fogger

Words that rhyme with fogger

Questions about fogger

What does fogger mean?
Fogger means the outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in automotive applications, as well as fuels for turbine engines.
What is fogger in Tamil?
Fogger in Tamil is தூவல்தெளிப்பான். See Fogger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fogger?
Fogger is a noun.
What is the plural of fogger?
The plural of fogger is foggers.

Words near fogger in the dictionary

  1. Fogge
  2. fogged
  3. fogged a mirror
  4. fogged out
  5. fogged up
  6. fogger
  7. foggers
  8. Fogges
  9. foggetaboutit
  10. Foggia
  11. Foggie

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fogger (page history and authors); fogger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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