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Added 9 October 2026

wagger

/ˈwæɡə/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wagger at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One who, or that which, wags.
a finger-wagger waggers of tongues
A truant, notably who ditches school.

noun

Ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.

Origin

From wag + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

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