noun
bagger
BA-guh
noun
1
A retail worker who packs a customer's shopping into bags at the checkout.
"The bagger at the supermarket carried our groceries out to the car."
2
A touring motorcycle fitted with saddlebags for long-distance riding.
"He traded his sport bike for a big touring bagger before the cross-country trip."
How to Use Bagger
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone (or something) whose job is bagging things — most often the person packing your shopping, or a motorbike built for touring with bags on the back.
Common pairings
grocery bagger
touring bagger
bagger motorcycle
Word Forms
baggers plural, baggers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English bagger, formed from bag plus the agent suffix -er — literally "one who bags."