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snagger

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

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noun

Meaning 2

A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Qualifier: shearing

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A turnip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal

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noun

Meaning 6

A person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK

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History

Etymology

From snag + -er.