Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jogger

/ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: jog-ger
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who jogs (as exercise).

noun

A shoe designed for jogging; a running shoe.

Australian usage

noun

noun

The trousers of a tracksuit.

noun

A printing press operator who removes, jogs, and stacks the sheets or signatures of paper.

verb

To play.

verb

To sing.

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English jog 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 jogger From jog + -er.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: giocare

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡɚ/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒɒ.ɡə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

joggers (plural) joggers (present, singular) joggering (participle, present) joggered (participle, past) joggered (past)

Derived Forms

joggler nonjogger

Phrases

dry jogger memory jogger

Frequently Paired Words

jog jogging memory jogger trainers

Synonyms

joggers jogging stroller running stroller

Rhymes With

lager logger swogger blogger dogger fogger defogger slogger clogger pettifogger bogger snogger

Questions

How do you pronounce jogger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡɚ/.
What does jogger mean?: A person who jogs (as exercise).
Where does jogger come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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