taggers
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of taggers
C19: perhaps so called because it was used to make tags for laces
Example Sentences
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The journey from taggers leaving their signature styles on street benches to the tops of skyscrapers did not happen overnight.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024
Waters also had taggers scrawl words of geopolitical protest on the show’s inflatable pig, and a graffiti artist painted the soundman’s Rat insignia on one of its feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Los Angeles police arrested two people Wednesday morning outside an unfinished downtown skyscraper that has become a magnet for taggers, with more than 25 floors covered in graffiti, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Police arrested two people Wednesday outside a now famous high-rise that has lured taggers to cover its 27 floors in graffiti.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024
When there are more than thirty players, it is desirable to have two or more who are It, or taggers.
From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Bancroft, Jessie Hubbell
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