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  roger

  interjection

  all right; O.K.
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  Roger

  noun

  a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”

roger

¹ American  

[roj-er] / ˈrɒdʒ ər /

interjection

1. Informal. all right; O.K.

2. message received and understood (a response to radio communications).

3. (often initial capital letter) Jolly Roger.

4. (formerly used in communications to represent the letterR. )

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Roger ² American  

[roj-er] / ˈrɒdʒ ər /

noun

1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”

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roger British  

/ ˈrɒdʒə /

interjection

1. (used in signalling, telecommunications, etc) message received Compare wilco

2. an expression of agreement

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verb

1. slang (of a man) to copulate (with)

Usage

The verb sense of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

Etymology

Origin of roger

From the name Roger; 1945–50 roger for def. 2 where it represents r(eceived)

Example Sentences

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roger Roger

When Trump gave an order, Pompeo’s default response was: “ ‘Yes sir, roger that,’ ” Bolton wrote in his memoir, “The Room Where It Happened.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2020

The controller said, “Number2EchoX roger, and you’re cleared . . . ”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2020

Plus I suggested she was just as immature and advised a breakup, exactly what you’d want in your scenario, but, roger.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2019

Plus, I suggested she was just as immature and advised a breakup, exactly what you’d want in your scenario, but, roger.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2019

It read:   Agatha very ill come to me roger in perfect health.

From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by Cabell, James Branch

More than 50 years ago, physicist Sir Roger Penrose proposed a remarkable idea: under the right conditions, it might be possible to extract energy from a rapidly spinning black hole.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

For a long time, he was the player who beat your favorite player, who spoiled the Sundays of the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal superfans, and it gave him a certain notoriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Republicans Lindsey Graham and Roger Wicker and Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Jeanne Shaheen said in a joint statement they expected to unveil the updated legislation "very soon."

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

For a time, Djokovic was cast as the villain - the disruptor to the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry that so engrossed fans.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

“I’m supposed to go right in,” Roger says.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass