noun
bogger
Bogger (noun) means a person connected with, or who works on, a bog.
noun
1
A person connected with, or who works on, a bog.
"“I was a bogger afore the war—” “A bogger?” “Yep. I was the one sent to get the cattle out of the muddy bogs and thickets.”"
— Lorraine Heath, Never Love a Cowboy (2000)
2
A man whose job is catching small snapping prawns.
3
(Ireland, informal, sometimes offensive) An Irish person from the countryside, rather than from Dublin.
4
A challenge that children set each other to carry out.
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Etymology
Formed from various senses of bog and -er.
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What is the meaning of bogger?
"bogger" (noun) means a person connected with, or who works on, a bog.
What is another word for bogger?
Other words for "bogger" include hayseed, clodhopper, hick.
What are the different meanings of bogger?
"bogger" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person connected with, or who works on, a bog; 2. A man whose job is catching small snapping prawns; 3. (Ireland, informal, sometimes offensive) An Irish person from the countryside, rather than from Dublin.
