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rugger

/ˈɹʌɡə/ UK
/ˈɹʌɡɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From rugby (“Rugby football”) + -er (Oxford “-er”). Compare contemporary soccer, from Association football. Both words seem to have originated at the University of Oxford during the 1880s. See Oxford -er.

noun ruggers

uncountable rugby That . . . . . . may for once put a full Rugger team in the field
Similar: rugby footballer, rugby player
US, countable, uncountable rugby player Some people refer to a Dropped Goal as if it were a misfortune rather than the perfection of football ... Genuine "Ruggers" will, of course, scoff at this

Similar: sport

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"rugger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rugger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rugger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rugger

Chicago

"rugger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rugger.

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@misc{rugger_2026,
  title = {rugger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rugger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}