Jagger

//ˈd͡ʒæɡə(ɹ)// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    carrier, carter
  2. 2
    The offspring of a male jaguar and a female tiger.
  3. 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. 4
    A jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc.
  5. 5
    A toothed chisel.
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  1. 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. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.

Synonyms

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jagmichael philip jagger

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"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.

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