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yagger

/ˈjæɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yag-ger
IPA
/ˈjæɡɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fishing boat used to catch herring.

Obsolete

noun

A peddler or vagrant.

Archaic

Etymology

From Dutch jager (“huntsman”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈjæɡɚ/
  • British English: /ˈjæɡə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

yaggers (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce yagger?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjæɡɚ/.
What does yagger mean?
A fishing boat used to catch herring.
Where does yagger come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce yagger

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