gagger

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noun

A piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.

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Meanings

noungagger (plural gaggers)

plural gaggers

  1. A piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
  2. slangAn actor or performer who relies on gags (quips).
  3. archaicslangA hoaxer; a deceiver.
  4. One who exhibits a gag reflex.

    When it is known that the patient is a gagger, dentures should not be constructed or even impressions made until after several therapeutic hypnotic sessions.

    2016, William S. Kroger, Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology

Origin

From gag + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gagger

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Cite this entry
APA

gagger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gagger

MLA

“gagger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gagger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gagger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gagger.

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