dogger
1[ 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
1Words nearby dogger
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Definition 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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