roger
/ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
verb
Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
British usage; Slang; Transitive verb
noun
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R.
name
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Example Sentences
- "Pilot: CESSNA TWO THREE FOUR—ROGER—OUT."
- "The Explorer radio operator rogered receipt of the War Room's signal."
- "Should not a Half-pay Officer roger for sixpence?"
- "ALAN: Lynn, if I have to put back my roger with Sonja one more time, I'll be fit to burst."
- "By her I claim the kingdom: she was heir / To Roger, Earl of March, who was the son / Of Edmund Mortimer."
- "Pringle didn't say anything about Roger always being called Hodge. He sensed that Mr. Liddon wouldn't call him Hodge any more than he would call him Pringle. He was right. "Parents well, are they, Peregrine?" - - - Hodge capered about, his thumbs in his ears and his hand flapping. "Tweet, tweet, mad bird. His master chains him up like a dog. Tweet, tweet, birdie!" "I'd rather be a hunting falcon than Roger the lodger the sod," said Pringle."
Etymology
From Roger, used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in received, used to acknowledge understanding a message. "Roger" for "received" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Hrotger, roger, Rogier, -, *Hrōþigaizaz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/
- British English: /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/