different between tagger vs lagger

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tæ??(?)/
• Rhymes: -æ??(?)

Etymology 1

tag +? -er

Noun

tagger (plural taggers)

1. One who or that which tags.
   1. The player who tries to catch others in the game of tag.
      • 1989, Francis Edward Abernethy, Texas Toys and Games (page 111)

        The teacher then calls on each one of the tagged to identify his tagger. If a student cannot guess correctly, he must sit down.

   2. A person who writes graffiti using a specific mark
   3. (computing theory) A program or algorithm that adds tags for purposes of categorization, e.g. grammatical information to words in a document, or genres to songs in a music collection.
2. A device for removing taglocks from sheep.

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3. That which is pointed like a tag.
   • 1689, Charles Cotton, Burlesque

     hedgehogs' or porcupines' small taggers

Translations

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Variant of tadger?”)

Noun

tagger (plural taggers)

1. (slang) The penis.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tagger (plural taggers)

1. (in the plural) Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge.

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Anagrams

• garget

French

Alternative forms

• taguer

Etymology

From English tag

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.?e/

Verb

tagger

1. (graffiti) to tag
2. to tag (label)

   tagger quelqu'un sur Facebook - tag someone on Facebook

Conjugation

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

lag +? -er

Noun

lagger (plural laggers)

1. One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.
   • 1984, Wisconsin Economic Planning Information (page 75)

     The economic time series can be segregated into leaders, laggers and coinciders in relation to movements in aggregate economic activity.

2. One who installs lagging.
   • 2001, Geoffrey Tweedale, Philip Hansen, Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard

     In particular, Turner & Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high-risk group outside the scheduled factory areas — the laggers.

3. (video games, informal) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).

Translations

Etymology 2

Blend of legal +? nagger

Noun

lagger (plural laggers)

1. (slang) A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.

Anagrams

• gargle, gregal, raggle