tagger

[tag-er]

noun

plural

taggers 

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.

Example Sentences

A young tagger who went by “Clown,” he too wound up part of the crew.

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Less than a day after city workers painted the 2nd Street Tunnel, long an L.A. graffiti haven, taggers covered the walls of the iconic tunnel again, according to an Instagram post.

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Even as the skyline expanded, Angelenos’ attention fell on two skyscrapers that taggers had almost entirely covered in graffiti.

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The taggers sprayed these words on the temple’s marble sign, a brick wall and city sidewalk, authorities said.

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But some of today’s taggers are leveraging larger audiences on social media and higher-profile targets to make a name for themselves.

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