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tagger

American  
[tag-er] / ˈtæg ər /

noun

taggers plural
  1. a person or device that labels something.

  2. a computer program that labels data.

  3. a graffiti artist, particularly one who writes their signature on a wall or other surface.

  4. the person who chases and tags others, in a game of tag.


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Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, ‘LA Originals.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Boosted by recent exceptional auction results, the former graffiti tagger Brian Donnelly, a.k.a.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2019

Unbeknownst to Kyle, the sheriff had been keeping tabs on him and every other tagger in the city.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2019

Corrado is not a tagger, but he does use spray paint, mixed with acrylics, in his vivid, high-spirited pictures.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2018

“We’ve been calling him for a while, hoping that he would follow through and be our tagger, our captain. But it’s okay. We have a couple of other leads.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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