"yagger" meaning in English

See yagger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈjæɡɚ/ [US], /ˈjæɡə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yagger.wav Forms: yaggers [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yagger (plural yaggers)
  1. (obsolete) A fishing boat used to catch herring. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-yagger-en-noun-sa7dvyr1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈjæɡɚ/ [US], /ˈjæɡə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yagger.wav Forms: yaggers [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From Dutch jager (“huntsman”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|jager|t=huntsman}} Dutch jager (“huntsman”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yagger (plural yaggers)
  1. (Scotland, archaic) A peddler or vagrant. Tags: Scotland, archaic
    Sense id: en-yagger-en-noun-je5~WrmD Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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