"rugger" meaning in All languages combined

See rugger on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʌɡə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹʌɡɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rugger.wav Forms: ruggers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From rugby (“Rugby football”) + -er (Oxford “-er”). Compare contemporary soccer, from Association football. Both words seem to have originated at the University of Oxford during the 1880s. See Oxford -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rugby|er|gloss1=Rugby football|id2=Oxford}} rugby (“Rugby football”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rugger (countable and uncountable, plural ruggers)
  1. (uncountable) rugby Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Rugby Synonyms (player of rugby): rugby footballer, rugby player
    Sense id: en-rugger-en-noun-Pp3yyyiO Disambiguation of Rugby: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'player of rugby': 61 39
  2. (US) rugby player Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rugger-en-noun-YKLMtgwG Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (Oxford), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (Oxford): 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sport [rugby, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle, football, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby] Hypernyms: sport [football, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Hyponyms: rugby sevens, rugby league, rugby union Derived forms: rugger bugger Related terms: soccer

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Head templates: {{head|nb|verb form|head=}} rugger, {{nb-verb-form}} rugger
  1. present of rugge Tags: form-of, present Form of: rugge

Inflected forms

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