noun
Meaning 1
rugby
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rugger
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌɡə/
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General-American: /ˈɹʌɡɚ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ʌɡə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
rugby player
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a form of football played with an oval ball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rugby, rugby football
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: football, football game
History
Etymology
From 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.