nagger

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US/ˈnæɡɚ/

noun

One who nags.

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scoldscoldernagcommon scold
OriginEnglish nag ← Middle English nagge →
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Meanings

nounnagger (plural naggers)

plural naggers

  1. One who nags.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Similar
scoldscoldernagcommon scold
Broader
unpleasant persondisagreeable person
Also see
nagnagsterneedlerscoldscolder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnagge
  2. Englishnag
  3. Englishnagger

From nag + -er.

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Translations

Dutch zeurpiet
  • zeurpietone who nags
Finnish nalkuttaja, motkottaja
  • nalkuttajaone who nags
  • motkottajaone who nags
German Nörgler
  • Nörglerone who nags
Hungarian fúria, zsörtölődő ember
  • fúriaone who nags
  • zsörtölődő emberone who nags
Portuguese resmungão
  • resmungãoone who nags
Spanish regodeón
  • regodeónone who nags

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nagger

daggeragarjaggerstaggertaggerswaggerbaggerdraggerflaggergaggerbraggerfaggeroutswaggerraggersaggarslaggerwaggerwagger-pagger-baggeryagger
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Anagrams

grangeGagnerganger
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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