"megger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meggers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} megger (plural meggers)
  1. A megohmmeter.
    Sense id: en-megger-en-noun-V6LgR2cA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: meggers [plural]
Etymology: From megaphone (which directors traditionally use) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||er}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} megger (plural meggers)
  1. (slang) A film director. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-megger-en-noun-w-Ig7o9Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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