goggler

[gog-ler]

noun

1. a person who stares goggle-eyed.

2. a person who spearfishes.

3. bigeye scad.

Word History and Origins

Origin of goggler¹

First recorded in 1815–25; goggle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Compleat Goggler* introduced a new sport, told the best ways of indulging it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Guy Gilpatric, author of The Compleat Goggler and inventor of the sport, was a professional aviator who climbed to a passenger altitude record after three months as a licensed pilot, an advertiser who climbed to a vice-presidency after 13 years with Manhattan's Federal Advertising Agency.

From Time Magazine Archive