A surname; also used as a confirmation signal in radio communication meaning 'message received and understood.'
Rogers is an English surname derived from 'Roger,' itself from the Germanic name Hrodgar (from 'hrod' meaning fame and 'gar' meaning spear). As a radio term, 'Roger' became standard NATO phonetic alphabet usage, confirmed by the word 'Roger' representing the letter 'R,' meaning received. It became common in aviation and military communications.
When pilots say 'Roger that!' they're actually using a military alphabet code where the letter R was 'Roger'—so every time someone says 'Roger' in a radio conversation, they're saying the letter R, which meant 'received' back in 1927!
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