gagger

¹

[gag-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that gags. gag.

2. an L -shaped rod for reinforcing sand in a foundry mold.

gagger

²

[gag-er]

noun

1. a person who writes or tells gags; gag; gagman.

gagger

/ ˈɡæɡə /

noun

1. a person or thing that gags

2. a wedge for a core in a casting mould

Word History and Origins

Origin of gagger¹

First recorded in 1855–60; gag ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of gagger²

First recorded in 1775–85; gag ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

I’ve always been a quick gagger, though it has gotten worse as I get older.

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And then there was “Gagger”—for some reason he didn’t even get an article in his name.

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And everything I possess in this world, from my bonnet and striped silk dress to Father's deeds at the mercy of that gagger.

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The English people ought now to realise the pass their Grand Old Gagger has brought them to.

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The punctilious Mucklewame was still glaring severely after this unseemly "gagger," when he became aware of footsteps upon the road.

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