dogger

[ daw-ger, dog-er ]

/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /

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noun

a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.

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Origin of dogger

1325–75; Middle English <Middle Dutch dogge fishing boat + -er-er¹

Words nearby dogger

dog flea, dog fouling, dog fox, dogged, doggedly, dogger, Dogger Bank, doggerel, doggery, Doggett's Coat and Badge race, dogging

Other definitions for dogger (2 of 2)

dogger²

[ daw-ger, dog-er ]

/ ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /

noun Metalworking.

an assistant at a drawbench.

Origin of dogger

dog + -er¹

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How to use dogger in a sentence

A fresh northerly wind took us well out into the North Sea; then, a few days later, we lay becalmed on the Dogger.
Dry Fish and Wet|Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
He walked the plank at daybreak one grey stormy morning just off the Nethermost Ruff of the Dogger.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 26, 1917|Various
You'll see fishers of the Dogger Banks, and boats that go to Newfoundland, where the cod do feed.
The Wind Bloweth|Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
South of the Dogger is a second and smaller shoal, known as the Well Bank.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott

Somewhere near the Dogger, probably on its north-eastern edge, the Germans were encountered.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott

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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