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- [ruhg-er]
- /ˈrʌg ər/
- /ˈrʌɡ.ər/
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- [ruhg-er]
- /ˈrʌg ər/
Definitions of rugger word
- noun rugger Rugby (def 3). 1
- noun rugger sport: rugby 1
- uncountable noun rugger Rugger is the same as rugby. 0
- abbreviation RUGGER Rugby1 0
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Origin of rugger
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; rug(by) + -er7
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rugger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rugger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".