fogger

[ fog-er, faw-ger ]

noun

1. a device that spreads a chemical, as an insecticide, in the form of a fog.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fogger¹

fog ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

These shillings he takes to the fogger's store and exchanges for tea and other articles.

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The "fogger" on a snowy morning in the winter has to encounter about the most unpleasant circumstances imaginable.

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A fogger who pays out the shillings from his warehouse receives them back again in a few minutes over the counter of his store.

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This programme emanated from no carter or shepherd, ploughman or fogger.

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The fogger and milker, on the other hand, are often exposed to the most violent tempests.

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