dogger
noun
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
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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
Whereupon the dogger, perceiving her chance, promptly got under way.
From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton
The cobbles which he was able to intercept had just been employed in transferring the contraband from the dogger to the shore.
From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton
I have had a worse cruise than a dismantled Dutch dogger on the Goodwin Sands.
From A Sailor of King George by A. Beckford Bevan
Jocularly remarking that he reckoned he would have to ride this tin broncho with a slick heel, the "dogger" unbuckled his spurs and stepped into the boat.
From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
The researchers suggest the Altar Stone could have been deposited in the Dogger Bank region by ice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
Dogger, and the winner would be the client of the more effective machine.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
While Dogger, from the same year, was about a little boy who loses his stuffed dog toy.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2022
On the night of the 23rd we passed fairly close to a fishing fleet on the Dogger Bank, and saw the lights of several steamers in the distance.
From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by Sir Stephen King-Hall
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