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shagger

shagger noun: one who has sexual intercourse.

Noun

shagger (plural shaggers)

  1. (slang) One who has sexual intercourse.
    • […] deracinated German, ace journalist and communist spy, compulsive cocktail drinker and serial shagger: the agent of penetration par excellence is engaging in sexual congress with a secretary from the German embassy in the Japanese capital.1997, The Bulletin, Issues 6061-6069, page 74
    • ‘What do you want to be remembered for, being the best shaggers and drinkers or the best rugby players?’2006, Richard Hill, Richard Hill: The Autobiography, unnumbered page
  2. One who catches and returns a ball, usually out of play; one who fetches played balls; one who fetches shot game.
    • The shagger is placed in this position to avoid the danger of his being hit by a batted ball.1980, Ken Dugan, Secrets of Coaching Championship Baseball, page 24
    • As we arrived at the grainfield a covey of little Mexican boys swarmed in from all directions, waving and yelling and climbing on the bumpers, vying for jobs as bird shaggers. Birds were darting low over the vehicles and somebody got excited and started shooting right there, bringing the kids...1983, Bob Brister, Doves Galore: Field & Stream, page 61
  3. One who dances the shag; a jazz dancer.
    • The first gathering proved so successful that SOS has expanded to a year-round schedule of events, including annual ten-day Spring Safaris and Fall Migrations, attracting up to 10,000 shaggers at a time, plus weekend gatherings in winter and summer.2012, Renee Wright, Myrtle Beach & South Carolina′s Grand Strand, Explorer′s Guides, unnumbered page

Examples of shagger in a sentence

  • There would be card schools, too, and when we overnighted the shaggers among the lads would be sniffing after everything in a skirt.2007, Mick Quinn, Oliver Harvey, Who Ate All the Pies?: The Life and Times of Mick Quinn, page 69:
  • As we arrived at the grainfield a covey of little Mexican boys swarmed in from all directions, waving and yelling and climbing on the bumpers, vying for jobs as bird shaggers.1983, Bob Brister, Doves Galore: Field & Stream, page 61:
  • As soon as the outfielder releases the throw to the shagger, a second ball is fungoed and the fielder must react quickly,[…].1995, Mario Pagnoni, Gerald Robinson, Softball: Fast and Slow Pitch, page 100:
  • He always had a shagger, a caddy who put the shag bag right in front of his feet.2011, Jim McLean, Tom McCarthy, The Complete Hogan: A Shot-by-Shot Analysis of Golf′s Greatest Swing, unnumbered page:

Forms of shagger

pluralshaggers

Origin of shagger

From shag + -er.

Words formed from shagger

Phrases with shagger

Questions about shagger

What does shagger mean?
Shagger means one who has sexual intercourse.
How do you use shagger in a sentence?
There would be card schools, too, and when we overnighted the shaggers among the lads would be sniffing after everything in a skirt.
What part of speech is shagger?
Shagger is a noun.
What is the plural of shagger?
The plural of shagger is shaggers.

Words near shagger in the dictionary

  1. shaggability
  2. shaggable
  3. shagged
  4. shagged out
  5. shaggedness
  6. shagger
  7. shagger's back
  8. shaggers
  9. shaggier
  10. shaggiest
  11. shaggily

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