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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• taggers
  plural

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Example Sentences

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tagger taggers

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025

Hanson gave the ear tagger a practice squeeze, positioned it over the pliable ear and squeezed the handle.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021

For Mr. Parlá, a former tagger, graffiti remains his fount.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2020

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

From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2019

“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

Even minor crime, he showed, had no place in Mr. Giuliani’s New York—a lesson he amplified by arresting graffiti taggers and public urinators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

It began last year when taggers hit abandoned downtown high-rises, transforming the city’s skyline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

About a decade later, the city was still going after taggers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

He allus said consarning 'em, though, that they'd best be let alone, for lions nor yet taggers warn't a sarcumstance to 'em.

From Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 by Various

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