dogger
noun
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
dogger
1 American
[daw-ger, dog-er]
/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /
noun
dogger
2
American
[daw-ger, dog-er]
/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /
noun
Metalworking.
Dogger
1
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
dogger
2
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
dogger
3
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
dogger
4
British
/ ˈdɒɡə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of dogger1
1325–75; Middle English < Middle Dutch dogge fishing boat + -er -er 1
Origin of dogger2
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"On the pay slips I'm a boundary rider," he says, when quizzed, "but the locals call me a dogger."
From Time Magazine Archive
That was about all I arrived in time to hear, but the "dogger" had been more fortunate.
From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
Thirty barrels of powther, landed out of a Dunkirk dogger in the auld lord's time—a' in the vau'ts of the auld tower,—the fire canna be far off it, I trow.
From The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott
But thereupon a riotous and angry mob, fearing that the cruiser should be able to get under weigh and seize the Dutch dogger, refused to allow Sidebotham to let go the ropes.
From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton
In his own estimation he was, indeed, in absolute solitude, and, so far, his felicity was unbroken; but his steps had been dogged that morning, and the dogger was Junkie.
From The Eagle Cliff by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
A few mountains away from Breckenridge, in Aspen Snowmass, a ski-in/ski-out operation called the Hot Dogger recently started serving its namesake item with toppings like furkake, nori and wasabi relish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
According to the results, glaciers may have moved rocks from Scotland part of the way, possibly reaching Dogger Bank in what is now the North Sea.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
Dogger, and the winner would be the client of the more effective machine.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
They will be used to build the world's largest offshore wind farm at Dogger Bank.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2022
Imagine their consternation when they were told that the Washington had been wrecked a fortnight before their arrival on Dogger Bank; their whole fortune, which had been left uninsured, was lost.
From The Red Room by August Strindberg
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