"nagger" meaning in English

See nagger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnæɡɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nagger.wav [Southern-England] Forms: naggers [plural]
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  1. One who nags. Derived forms: lagger Translations (one who nags): zeurpiet (Dutch), nalkuttaja (Finnish), motkottaja (Finnish), Nörgler [masculine] (German), fúria (Hungarian), zsörtölődő ember (Hungarian), resmungão [masculine] (Portuguese), regodeón [masculine] (Spanish)

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