jet-lagger

noun

A person suffering from jet lag.

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Meanings

nounjet-lagger (plural jet-laggers)

plural jet-laggers · alternative jet lagger · alternative jetlagger

  1. A person suffering from jet lag.
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    Clubgoers and jet-laggers, rejoice: you don't have to subsist on stale bar peanuts in Italy. Many pizza al taglio joints stay open late, especially when there's a football match on; enterprising gelaterie in entertainment zones and near universities keep scooping ice cream until well past bedtime; […]

    2008 February, Italy, 8th edition, Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 74

Origin

From jet lag + -er.

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APA

jet-lagger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet-lagger

MLA

“jet-lagger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet-lagger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jet-lagger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet-lagger.

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