"fragger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-fragger.ogg Forms: fraggers [plural]
Etymology: From frag + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frag|er|id2=agent noun}} frag + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fragger (plural fraggers)
  1. (US military slang) One who frags (deliberately kills a superior officer with a fragmentation grenade). Tags: US, slang

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