rugger
rug·ger
rugger · ruggers
RugbyRugby
UK/ˈɹʌɡə/US/ˈɹʌɡɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Rugby
(US, countable, uncountable)Rugby player
More definitions
- a form of football played with an oval ball
Origin
From rugby (“Rugby football”) + -er (Oxford “-er”). Compare contemporary soccer, from AssoFrom rugby (“Rugby football”) + -er (Oxford “-er”). Compare contemporary soccer, from Association football. Both words seem to have originated at the University of Oxford during the 1880s. See Oxford -er.
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Forms
plural: ruggersSynonyms
5 synonymsplayer of rugby:rugby playerrugby footballer
Close in meaning
- a form of football played with an oval ball:rugbyrugby football
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedsoccerA1
Derivedrugger bugger
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable