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

The words of Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker rejecting an ICE detention center in his state‍—‍“While I support the enforcement of immigration law, I write to express my opposition to this acquisition and the proposed detention center”—are beginning to read like a form letter.

From Slate

“Absolutely we will look at all the facts,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Roger Avary, who directed “The Rules of Attraction,” a 2002 film that Van Der Beek starred in, wrote on X that the actor was “a pillar of strength to me and my family during the hardest of times.”

From Los Angeles Times

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a Feb. 2 news conference that the league would look at all the facts of the email exchanges and determine how they fall under the league’s personal conduct policy.

From Los Angeles Times

Tennis great Roger Federer even invited Shiffrin and her mother, Eileen, to his Swiss mountain home to give her a pep talk.

From The Wall Street Journal