egger

See also: Egger

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

egg +‎ -er

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

1. One who gathers eggs.

Related terms

• butter-and-egger
• egger-on
• ham-and-egger
• pace-egger

 

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

1. An eggar moth; any of various species of family Lasiocampidae, especially the oak eggar-moth, Lasiocampa quercus.

References

• Lasiocampidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lasiocampa quercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• “egger”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “egger”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

egger m or f

1. indefinite plural of egg (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

egger f

1. indefinite plural of egg

Scots

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

1. Alternative form of aigar

References

• “egger, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.