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rugger

American  
[ruhg-er] / ˈrʌg ər /

noun

  1. Rugby.


rugger British  
/ ˈrʌɡə /

noun

  1. an informal name for rugby

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rugger

1890–95; rug(by) + -er 7

Example Sentences

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John Phelan is the leader of the private investment firm Rugger management and was a major fundraiser for Trump’s campaign.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

He has never saved a single theatrical notice, but he will unblinkingly refer anyone to "page 37, paragraph i of Rugger, My Life" a book by Wales's own Bleddyn Williams, the Red Grange of Rugby.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week came a triumphal moment for Rugger Enthusiast Vincent Jones: the Oxford-Cambridge game, called simply "the varsity match."

From Time Magazine Archive

He went to St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, largely because it won the Rugger cup and had had a championship swimming team the year before.

From Time Magazine Archive

Afterwards I came across him when he played such a fine game for the Dulwich Rugger side.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring

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