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Definition of Bagger
1. Noun. A workman employed to pack things into containers.
Generic synonyms: Working Man, Working Person, Workingman, Workman
Derivative terms: Bag, Box, Pack
2. Noun. A machine for putting objects or substances into bags.
Definition of Bagger
1. Noun. One who bags. ¹
2. Noun. A touring motorcycle equipped with saddlebags. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bagger
1. one that bags [n -S] - See also: bags
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bagger
Literary usage of Bagger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social Silhouettes by George William Erskine Russell (1906)
"CHAPTER XXXV THE CARPET-bagger PARLIAMENT is dissolved ;' the writs are out and
the voice of the Carpet-bagger is heard in the land. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Carpet-bagger (popular), a terra introduced from America. ... Wright gives the
definition: Carpet-bagger, an opprobrious appellation applied to a resident ..."
3. The United States in Our Own Time: A History from Reconstruction to by Elisha Benjamin Andrews (1903)
"THE "CARPET-bagger."—GOOD CARPET-baggerS. THEIR FAILINGS. RESISTANCE.— NORTHERN
SYMPATHY WITH THIS.—THE FREEDMEN. THEIR VICES. — THEIR IGNORANCE. ..."
4. Dixie After the War: An Exposition of Social Conditions Existing in the by Avary, Myrta (Lockett) (1906)
"The carpet-bagger was the all-important figure in Dixie after the war; he was
lord of our domain; he bred discord between races, kept up war between ..."
5. The Existing Conflict Between Republican Government and Southern Oligarchy by Green Berry Raum (1884)
"Origin of the Terms "Carpet-bagger" and "Scalawag "—The Murders and Outrages
Denied—Incredulity of Northern Republicans—Heroism of Southern ..."
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