"shagger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shaggers [plural]
Etymology: shag + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shag|er}} shag + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shagger (plural shaggers)
  1. One who shags.
    (slang) One who has sexual intercourse.
    Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-shagger-en-noun-aaqtz0iB
  2. One who shags.
    One who catches and returns a ball, usually out of play; one who fetches played balls; one who fetches shot game.
    Sense id: en-shagger-en-noun--E05vKJK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 57 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 29 50 21
  3. One who dances the shag; a jazz dancer.
    Sense id: en-shagger-en-noun-UxqXflF0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flag shagger, ball shagger, shagger's back, sheepshagger

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2012, Renee Wright, Myrtle Beach & South Carolina′s Grand Strand, Explorer′s Guides, unnumbered page,\nThe first gathering proved so successful that SOS has expanded to a year-round schedule of events, including annual ten-day Spring Safaris and Fall Migrations, attracting up to 10,000 shaggers at a time, plus weekend gatherings in winter and summer."
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