aggie

¹

[ag-ee]

noun

1. agate.

aggie

²

Or Ag·gie

[ag-ee]

noun

Informal.

1. an agriculture college.

2. a student at an agricultural college.

Aggie

³

[ag-ee]

noun

1. a first name, form of Agatha or Agnes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggie¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Origin of aggie²

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; ag(ricultural) ( def. ) + -ie

Example Sentences

It was a very experienced midfield and frontline in the starting XI with Aggie Beever-Jones having to sit out for regular number nine Alessia Russo.

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Michiel Holemans, who lives in Nottingham, put up about 20 A4 flyers across the city inviting people to take a photo with a printed picture of "Aggie" and send them to him.

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The star-of-the-poster, Aggie, is a rescue dog of a breed unknown to the owners, who got her when on holiday in Greece.

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She has tried Le Tissier at right-back and centre-back, played with a back three in defence, started Chelsea's Aggie Beever-Jones in the number nine position over Alessia Russo and given debuts to Kendall, Keating and Hinds.

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Australian international Ellie Carpenter gave Chelsea the lead after 16 minutes when she hammered home from the edge of area after being put away by Aggie Beever-Jones near halfway.

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Related Words

• agrarian 
• horticultural www.thesaurus.com
• rural