Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snagger

/snˈæɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: snag-ger
IPA: /snˈæɡɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.

noun

A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.

noun

The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.

Australian usage

noun

A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.

noun

British usage

noun

A person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The `ringer' looks around and is beaten by a blow. And curses the old snagger with the blue-bellied Jo."
"Snag List Steve is not a happy snagger. […] It's his job to ensure that new homes are finished properly for their buyers - his clients."
"We've gone from a small company in west Wales to the UK's number one snagger inspectors"
"I was a snagger on the building site, where I was going around pointing out problems."

Etymology

From snag + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: snag

Usage

Australian usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

snaggers (plural)

Rhymes With

dagger swagger jagger stagger mager pagar magar wagar bragger

Questions

How do you pronounce snagger?: The recorded pronunciation is /snˈæɡɚ/.
What does snagger mean?: A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
Where does snagger come from?: From snag + -er.

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