Jagger
/ˈd͡ʒæɡə(ɹ)/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 carrier, carter
- 2 The offspring of a male jaguar and a female tiger.
- 3 peddler, hawker
"The jagger, with those green, goggling, and gain-descrying kind of optics, which we have already described, continued gazing for an instant after the customer, who treated his wares with such irreverence."
- 4 A jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc.
- 5 A toothed chisel.
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- 6 Synonym of jag (“thorn from a bush”).
"I don't know if you've ever gotten close to a jagger bush, but those stickers can be pretty mean."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation.
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname.
Example
More examples"The jagger, with those green, goggling, and gain-descrying kind of optics, which we have already described, continued gazing for an instant after the customer, who treated his wares with such irreverence."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From jag + -er.
Etymology 2
Blend of jaguar + tiger.
Etymology 3
Occupational surname from Yorkshire, jagger (“peddler”). The modern given name use is partly after Mick Jagger.