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gagger

gagger noun: a piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.

Noun

gagger (plural gaggers)

  1. A piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
  2. (slang) An actor or performer who relies on gags (quips).
  3. (archaic, slang) A hoaxer; a deceiver.
  4. One who exhibits a gag reflex.
    • When it is known that the patient is a gagger, dentures should not be constructed or even impressions made until after several therapeutic hypnotic sessions.2016, William S. Kroger, Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology

Forms of gagger

pluralgaggers

Origin of gagger

From gag + -er.

Words that rhyme with gagger

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about gagger

What does gagger mean?
Gagger means a piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
What part of speech is gagger?
Gagger is a noun.
What is the plural of gagger?
The plural of gagger is gaggers.

Words near gagger in the dictionary

  1. gagged
  2. gagged a buzzard off a gut wagon
  3. gagged a dog off a gut wagon
  4. gaggee
  5. gaggees
  6. gagger
  7. gaggers
  8. gaggery
  9. gaggier
  10. gaggiest
  11. gagging

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