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yagger

/ˈjæɡə/US/ˈjæɡɚ/

yagger noun: a fishing boat used to catch herring.

Noun (1)

yagger (plural yaggers)

  1. (obsolete) A fishing boat used to catch herring.

Noun (2)

yagger (plural yaggers)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A peddler or vagrant.

Forms of yagger

pluralyaggers

Origin of yagger

From Dutch jager (“huntsman”).

Words that rhyme with yagger

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about yagger

What does yagger mean?
Yagger means a fishing boat used to catch herring.
What part of speech is yagger?
Yagger is a noun.
How do you pronounce yagger?
Yagger is pronounced /ˈjæɡɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of yagger?
The plural of yagger is yaggers.

Words near yagger in the dictionary

  1. Yagara
  2. Yagarr
  3. yage
  4. yager
  5. yagers
  6. yagger
  7. Yaggera
  8. yaggers
  9. Yaghan
  10. Yaghan dog
  11. Yaghan dogs

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