"blagger" meaning in English

See blagger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblæɡɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blagger.wav [Southern-England] Forms: blaggers [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡɚ Etymology: From blag + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|blag|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From blag + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blagger (plural blaggers)
  1. (informal) A smooth talker, a persuasive person. Tags: informal Translations (a persuasive person): baratineur [informal, masculine] (French), bajerant [masculine] (Polish), bajerantka [feminine] (Polish), blagier [masculine] (Polish), blagierka [feminine] (Polish), koloryzator [masculine] (Polish), picer [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-blagger-en-noun-oQughNVV Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'a persuasive person': 93 7
  2. (informal) A thief or robber, one who blags. Tags: informal Translations (a thief or robber): braqueur [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-blagger-en-noun-qbXajbP3 Disambiguation of 'a thief or robber': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: blackguard, blag

Inflected forms

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