1
American
[daw-ger, dog-er]
/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /
noun
-
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
dogger
2
American
[daw-ger, dog-er]
/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /
-
an assistant at a drawbench.
Dogger
1
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
-
geology a formation of mid-Jurassic rocks in N England
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dogger
2
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
-
a Dutch fishing vessel with two masts
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dogger
3
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
-
a large concretion of consolidated material occurring in certain sedimentary rocks
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dogger
4
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
-
a hunter of dingoes
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Etymology
1325–75; Middle English < Middle Dutch dogge fishing boat + -er -er 1
dog + -er 1
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