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egger

/ˈɛɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
eg-ger
IPA
/ˈɛɡə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who gathers eggs.

noun

An eggar moth; any of various species of family Lasiocampidae, especially the oak eggar-moth, Lasiocampa quercus.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Etymology tree English egg Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English egger From egg + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɛɡə/

Inflected Forms

eggers (plural)

Phrases

butter-and-egger egger-on ham-and-egger pace-egger

Frequently Paired Words

butter-and-egger egger-on ham-and-egger pace-egger

Synonyms

eggar

Homonyms

eggah

Rhymes With

mcgregor gregor beggar macgregor jaeger traeger legere dreger draeger saeger cregger naeger

Questions

How do you pronounce egger?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɡə/.
What does egger mean?
One who gathers eggs.
Where does egger come from?
Etymology tree English egg Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English egger From egg + -er.

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