bagger
bag·ger [ ˈba-gər]
[ˈba-gər]
plural baggers
1 : a person or device that bags something
//a lawn mower equipped with a bagger [=an attachment that collects grass clippings in a bag]
especially : a person whose job is to place items (such as groceries) in bags for customers
//works as a bagger at a supermarket 2 : a motorcycle outfitted with compartments for storing accessories and other cargo
Recent Examples on the Web
//More recently, Sawyer wandered away when bagger Lindsay and I shuffle-heel-toed together in the produce section at the grocery store.
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Karina Bland, azcentral, "Yes, I talk to strangers. It makes me feel good (and embarrasses my kid)," 16 Nov. 2019
//Shoppers also have to bring their own bags (making ALDI a forerunner in the green movement on that count!) or buy one there — and don't bother looking for a bagger.
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NBC News, "Everyone's raving about ALDI so I switched for a week. Here's what I found out.," 15 Nov. 2019
//Chilaquiles Makes 2-3 plates This adaptation on the classic Mexican breakfast dish is every peak bagger’s dream.
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Danika Worthington, The Know, "5 dirtbag camping recipes inspired by Colorado," 9 Oct. 2019
//Dear Heloise: Please tell retail baggers to stop the unsanitary and unsavory practice of licking their fingers to open plastic bags.
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Heloise, Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Clothes for class," 15 Aug. 2019
//Of her 16 hits, five went for doubles, ranking her tied for fourth in two-baggers.
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Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Two former Lady Mavs conclude their freshmen collegiate softball seasons at Lamar," 11 June 2019
//Jean Carmona also walked to load the bases and Rutschman cleared them with a triple to right field, also his first three-bagger as an IronBird.
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Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, "Rutschman goes 5-5, leads IronBirds to big win over Vermont," 20 Aug. 2019
//Moreland chugged in with his first three-bagger of the year.
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Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "O’s no problem as Rick Porcello, offense roll Baltimore at Fenway," 16 Aug. 2019
//Hank Aaron may have famously named the triple the most exciting play in baseball, but Nike was never going to run a campaign based on the idea that chicks dig the three-bagger.
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Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, "Is the Home Run Losing Its Luster?," 15 Aug. 2019
First Known Use of bagger
1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries near bagger
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofbagger
1
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
- she carries her towel and other supplies to the beach in a bright, colorful bag slung over her arm
2
a container for carrying money and small personal items
- she keeps her keys, phone, and wallet each in separate compartments in her bag so that she always knows where they are
1
to extend outward beyond a usual point
- the shirt bagged at the waist
- balloon,
- beetle,
- belly,
- billow,
- bulge,
- bunch,
- jut,
- overhang,
- poke,
- pooch
-
[chiefly dialect],
- pouch,
- pout,
- project,
- protrude,
- stand out,
- start,
- stick out,
- swell
2
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
- bagged a deer while hunting last weekend
- capture,
- catch,
- collar,
- cop
-
[slang],
- corral,
- get,
- glom,
- grab,
- grapple,
- hook,
- land,
- nab,
- nail,
- net,
- nobble
-
[British slang],
- rap,
- seize,
- snag,
- snap (up),
- snare,
- snatch,
- trap
3
to give up (a job or office)
- if the supervisor says one more nasty thing to me, I'm going to bag this stupid job
4
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
- bagged a full fellowship at one of the nation's leading universities
- achieve,
- attain,
- chalk up,
- clock (up)
-
[chiefly British],
- gain,
- hit,
- log,
- make,
- notch (up),
- rack up,
- ring up,
- score,
- win
- acquire,
- capture,
- carry,
- draw,
- garner,
- get,
- land,
- obtain,
- procure,
- realize,
- secure
5
to receive as return for effort
- bagged an acting nomination for a truly inspired performance
- acquire,
- attain,
- bring in,
- capture,
- carry,
- come by,
- draw,
- earn,
- gain,
- garner,
- get,
- knock down,
- land,
- make,
- obtain,
- procure,
- pull down,
- realize,
- reap,
- secure,
- win