dogger
1[ daw-ger, dog-er ]
/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /
noun
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
Words nearby dogger
dogey, dogface, dogfight, dogfish, dogged, dogger, dogger bank, doggerel, doggery, doggett's coat and badge race, dogging
Origin of dogger
1Definition for dogger (2 of 2)
dogger2
[ daw-ger, dog-er ]
/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /
noun Metalworking.
an assistant at a drawbench.
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British Dictionary definitions for dogger (1 of 4)
dogger1
/ (ˈdɒɡə) /
noun
a Dutch fishing vessel with two masts
Word Origin for dogger
C14: probably from Middle Dutch dogge trawler
British Dictionary definitions for dogger (2 of 4)
dogger2
/ (ˈdɒɡə) /
noun
a large concretion of consolidated material occurring in certain sedimentary rocks
Word Origin for dogger
C17: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for dogger (3 of 4)
dogger3
/ (ˈdɒɡə) /
noun
Australian a hunter of dingoes
Word Origin for dogger
C20: from dog (see sense 2a) + -er 1
British Dictionary definitions for dogger (4 of 4)
Dogger
/ (ˈdɒɡə) /
noun
geology a formation of mid-Jurassic rocks in N England
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