wagger
Syllables: wag·ger/ˈwæɡə/US/ˈwæɡəɹ/
wagger noun: one who, or that which, wags. Also the ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.
Noun
wagger (plural waggers)
- One who, or that which, wags.
- a finger-wagger waggers of tongues
- A truant, notably who ditches school.
- With this mighty resolution framed and glassed, and hung over his bed, along with a pleasing representation of a gleaming eye, bearing the legend, "Thou, God, seest me," he managed by bearing himself humbly among his fellows, or rather, by having humility thrust upon him, to avert for a period such...1913, Norman Lindsay, “(please specify the page)”, in A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney, N.S.W.: N.S.W. Bookstall, →OCLC
Also used as
wagger is also the ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.
Forms of wagger
| plural | waggers |
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Origin of wagger
From wag + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.
Words formed from wagger
Words that rhyme with wagger
9 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about wagger
- What does wagger mean?
- Wagger means one who, or that which, wags.
- What part of speech is wagger?
- Wagger is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wagger?
- Wagger is pronounced /ˈwæɡə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of wagger?
- The plural of wagger is waggers.
Words near wagger in the dictionary
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