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roger¹

  • /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒdʒə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Roger, used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in received, used to acknowledge understanding a message. "Roger" for "received" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.

interjection

  1. Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood) Pilot: CESSNA TWO THREE FOUR—ROGER—OUT.

    Similar: roger that

verb rogers · rogering · rogered

  1. transitive To acknowledge by saying "roger". The Explorer radio operator rogered receipt of the War Room's signal.

roger²

  • /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒdʒə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Possibly from Old High German Hrotger via Shelta roger.

verb rogers · rogering · rogered

  1. UK, slang, transitive, vulgar Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
  2. UK, intransitive, slang, vulgar To have sexual intercourse. Should not a Half-pay Officer roger for sixpence?

    Similar: bone, bang

Similar: dick, knob, do it, get some

noun rogers

  1. UK, slang, vulgar An act of sexual intercourse. ALAN: Lynn, if I have to put back my roger with Sonja one more time, I'll be fit to burst.

Roger³

  • /ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ US
  • [ˈroː.dʒɐ]

Rhymes with -ɒdʒə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.

noun

  1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R.

    Similar: Romeo

proper noun Rogers

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. By her I claim the kingdom: she was heir / To Roger, Earl of March, who was the son / Of Edmund Mortimer.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. dialectal, obsolete The Devil; Satan.
  4. Jolly Roger (pirate flag) The escaped convicts who had captured the Arrow even ran up the “Roger,” the black flag with the white skull […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: copy, five, hear, heard, receipt, receive, understood, understand, received, affirm, affirmative, acknowledged, marx, okay, gotcha, zion

verb

Similar: dick, knob, do it, get some

Translations

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intj received

Españolrecibido, entendido, copiado
日本語了解 ryōkai, ラジャー rajā
中文收到 shōudào, 明白 míngbai, 知道了 zhīdào le
हिन्दीजी jī
Portuguêsentendido
Françaisbien reçu, compris, cinq sur cinq, reçu
Deutschverstanden
Italianoricevuto
Ελληνικάελήφθη elífthi
Русскийвас по́нял vas pónjal, есть jestʹ, принял prinjal
العربيةعُلِم ʕulim, حَوِّل ḥawwil
עבריתרות

name male given name

EspañolRogelio
日本語ロジャー Rojā
中文羅傑 /罗杰 Luójié
PortuguêsRogério
FrançaisRoger
DeutschRutger, Rüdiger
ItalianoRuggero
ΕλληνικάΡογήρος Rogíros, Ρότζερ Rótzer
РусскийРо́джер Ródžer

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@misc{roger_2026,
  title = {roger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}