bagger

[bag-er] Origin

bag·ger

[bag-er]
noun
1.
a person who packs groceries or other items into bags.
2.
a bag of cloth or plastic attached to a power lawn mower to collect grass as it is cut.

Origin:
1730–40, for earlier sense; bag + -er1
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Bagger is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

bagger
1740, "miser," from bag (q.v.). Of persons who bag various things for a living, from 19c.; meaning "machine that puts things in bags" is from 1896.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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