Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slagger

/ˈslæɡ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slag-ger
IPA: /ˈslæɡ.ɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who slags.

noun

One who works with slag.

Example Sentences

"The proper response to slagging is to laugh at oneself while “getting back” at one′s slagger."
"Miravich closes his eyes and remembers his days as a slagger. When a mold is full, a slagger moves in with his tool, a technological marvel othereise known as a board slightly larger than a two-by-four. He leans out over the track and skims slag off the top of the boiling steel, risking what is called “catching a flyer,” which occurs when hot metal explodes out of the mold, spraying everyone in the vicinity."

Etymology

From slag + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slag

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈslæɡ.ɚ/
British English: /ˈslæɡ.ə/

Inflected Forms

slaggers (plural)

Rhymes With

dagger swagger jagger agar stagger cagr agr bagger tagger dragger flagger nagger

Questions

How do you pronounce slagger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslæɡ.ɚ/.
What does slagger mean?: One who slags.
Where does slagger come from?: From slag + -er.

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