baggers
|bag-ger|
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/ˈbæɡər/
🇬🇧
/ˈbæɡə/
(bagger)
one who bags (person or machine)
Etymology
'bagger' originates from English, specifically formed by the noun 'bag' plus the agentive suffix '-er'; 'bag' ultimately comes from Old Norse 'baggi', meaning 'pack' or 'bundle'.
'bag' appeared in Middle English as 'bagge' (influenced by Old Norse 'baggi'), and the agentive formation with '-er' produced 'bagger' to denote someone or something that bags.
Initially related to 'bag' meaning a pack or bundle, the term evolved to refer specifically to a person who fills bags, machines that perform bagging, and (by extension) motorcycles equipped with saddlebags ('baggers').
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
employees at a checkout (especially in a grocery store) whose job is to bag customers' purchases.
The baggers at the supermarket were efficient and friendly.
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Noun 2
touring motorcycles equipped with saddlebags (informal, especially in motorcycle communities).
A row of shiny baggers filled the parking lot after the rally.
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Last updated: 2025/12/31 03:07