bagger
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈbæɡər/
- US
:
empacador
- The baggers (lowest level employees) start at minimum wage, $5.25, and after 6 months are given a raise all the way up to $5.50, which is the maximum they can make, ever.
- grocery bagger
- worked as a bagger
Just one example, one person I worked with was a bagger at Genuardi's.
- Just one example, one person I worked with was a bagger at Genuardi's.
Examples
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William "Beano" Rose, 19, part-time suit bagger at O'Rourke Cleaners, Juker.
Academic text (1994) -
I started working as a grocery store bagger when I was 15 and have been working ever since, saving money, paying my own way, etc.
Blog text (33) -
Just one example, one person I worked with was a bagger at Genuardi's.
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He's been working as a bagger at the Stop and Shop some nights to pick up a few extra dollars.
Fiction book (1996) -
If someone purchases a completely stuffed cart of grocery items, the bagger will not be able to keep up with the cashier.
Blog text (28) -
The bagger carefully placed the groceries into reusable bags for the customer.
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After scanning the items, the cashier called for a bagger to help with the groceries.
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As a bagger, she learned the best techniques for packing items efficiently.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who puts goods into boxes for storage or transport
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3.5
A person or machine that puts products into boxes and wraps them for sale
A person who puts groceries into bags at checkout
Compounds
- Jargon
A person who climbs all the mountains in Scotland that are over three thousand feet high
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bagger comes from the simple word bag and the ending -er, where -er means 'one who', just like in baker or teacher. So a bagger is a person who puts goods into bags, for example the supermarket worker who packs your groceries.