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jagger¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒæɡə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From jag + -er.

noun jaggers

  1. carrier, carter
  2. peddler, hawker The jagger, with those green, goggling, and gain-descrying kind of optics, which we have already described, continued gazing for an instant after the customer, who treated his wares with such irreverence.
  3. A jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc.
  4. A toothed chisel.
  5. Synonym of jag (“thorn from a bush”). I don't know if you've ever gotten close to a jagger bush, but those stickers can be pretty mean.

    Similar: jag

jagger²

  • /ˈd͡ʒæɡə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Blend of jaguar + tiger.

noun jaggers

  1. The offspring of a male jaguar and a female tiger.

Jagger³

Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Occupational surname from Yorkshire, jagger (“peddler”). The modern given name use is partly after Mick Jagger.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jaggerbush, bag-carrier, juddock, jolley, jayhawker, jarvie, jater, jacker, jangler, jack-tar, cage, jam jar, ruffler, jarvey, jigger, jerker

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@misc{jagger_2026,
  title = {jagger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jagger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}