Jagger

/ˈdʒæɡər/ noun

Definition

A person who carries heavy loads or goods, especially a peddler or traveling merchant; also associated with sharp, jagged edges.

Etymology

From Middle English 'jagger' related to 'jag' (a sharp protrusion); originally referred to someone who transported goods in jags or loads, particularly in northern England.

Kelly Says

The word 'jagger' is still used in some English place names and surnames, and Mick Jagger's stage name might play on this image of someone with sharp, edgy presence—early medieval jaggers would've been tough, road-worn characters.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጃገር
jah-geh
ARالعربية
جاغر
jah-gher
BNবাংলা
জ্যাগার
jyah-gah
CACatalà
Jagger
zhah-gehr
CSČeština
Jagger
yah-gehr
DADansk
Jagger
yah-gehr
DEDeutsch
Jagger
yah-gehr
ELΕλληνικά
Τζάγκερ
tzah-gehr
ESEspañol
Jagger
hah-gehr
FAفارسی
جگر
zhah-gehr
FISuomi
Jagger
yah-gehr
FRFrançais
Jagger
zhah-gehr
GUGU
જેગર
jay-gah
HAHA
Jagger
zhah-gehr
HEעברית
ג'אגר
zhah-gehr
HIहिन्दी
जैगger
jay-gah
HUMagyar
Jagger
yah-gehr
IDBahasa Indonesia
Jagger
zhah-gehr
IGIG
Jagger
zhah-gehr
ITItaliano
Jagger
zhah-gehr
JA日本語
ジャガー
jah-gah
KKKK
Джаггер
dzhah-gehr
KMKM
ចាក់កែ
chahk-kaeh
KO한국어
재거
jae-geh
MRMR
जॅगर
jay-gah
MSBahasa Melayu
Jagger
zhah-gehr
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျဂါ
gyah-gah
NLNederlands
Jagger
yah-gehr
NONorsk
Jagger
yah-gehr
PAPA
ਜੈਗਰ
jay-gah
PLPolski
Jagger
yah-gehr
PTPortuguês
Jagger
zhah-gehr
RORomână
Jagger
zhah-gehr
RUРусский
Джаггер
dzhah-gehr
SVSvenska
Jagger
yah-gehr
SWKiswahili
Jagger
zhah-gehr
TAதமிழ்
ஜாக்கர்
jaah-kah
TEతెలుగు
జాగ్గర్
jaah-gah
THไทย
แจกเกอร์
jaeh-geh
TLTL
Jagger
zhah-gehr
TRTürkçe
Jagger
zhah-gehr
UKУкраїнська
Джаггер
dzhah-gehr
URاردو
جاگر
jay-gah
VITiếng Việt
Jagger
zhah-gehr
YOYO
Jagger
zhah-gehr
ZH中文
贾格尔
jah-geh-ehr
ZUZU
Jagger
zhah-gehr

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