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- [luhg-er]
- /ˈlʌg ər/
- /ˈlʌ.ɡə(r)/
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- [luhg-er]
- /ˈlʌg ər/
Definitions of lugger word
- noun lugger a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts. 1
- noun lugger A small sailing ship with two or three masts and a lugsail on each. 1
- noun lugger a small working boat rigged with a lugsail 0
- noun lugger a small vessel equipped with a lugsail or lugsails 0
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Origin of lugger
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; lug(sail) + -er1
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Parts of speech for Lugger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lugger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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