bagger

[ bag-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who packs groceries or other items into bags.
a bag of cloth or plastic attached to a power lawn mower to collect grass as it is cut.

Origin of bagger¹

1730–40, for earlier sense; bag + -er ¹

If the ring is thrown over one of the "base-hit" or "two-bagger" pegs, it shows the number of bases secured.

A self-important postmaster, especially of a little town, like the political carpet-bagger, has no respect for ancient landmarks.

The carpet bagger when not fighting the pestiferous vermin in the Chickahominy swamps was pilfering.

The old man saw the offensive carpet-bagger approaching the mansion and met him sternly with the interrogatory.

"Give me the paper and pencil, Mr. Wiggins, I will make the calculation for myself," said the carpet-bagger.

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