Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rag bagger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: rag bag-ger
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.

noun

A sailboat, usually a cruising sailboat tending to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks neglected or messy.

Example Sentences

"The rag bagger offloaded his vessel in the rain."
"The rag bagger has a deck lined with gas cans and bicycles."

Etymology

From rag referring to the sails, and bagger referring to the storage of many items.

Inflected Forms

rag baggers (plural)

Questions

What does rag bagger mean?: A sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.
Where does rag bagger come from?: From rag referring to the sails, and bagger referring to the storage of many items.

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