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progger

9.8

A person who supports political ideas that want social change, sometimes used as an insult

noun
/ˈprɑːɡər/

Offensive

: progre

She identifies as a progger who believes in social justice.

Examples

Despite being called a progger, she continued to advocate for social justice reforms.
Many proggers attended the rally for climate change.
He was labeled a progger by critics who disagreed with his views on climate change.
Some people use the word progger to mock those who support progressive policies.
Many proggers attended the rally to support progressive social reforms.
The podcast featured interviews with several proggers who shared their views on climate change.
As a proud progger, she actively campaigned for equal rights and environmental protection.

Synonyms

progressive

vsprogger

105 5.1

A person who supports social and political change to make society fairer

is an informal, sometimes insulting label rather than a neutral term

leftist

vsprogger

63 3.5

A person who supports more social equality and government help in the economy

refers more narrowly to supporters of progressive social policies rather than broad left ideology

lib

vsprogger

Slang

42 9.8

A person who supports social equality and more government help

names an informal, sometimes derogatory supporter of progressive social policies

left-winger

vsprogger

8 4.2

A person who supports ideas for more equality and public services

is a more informal, sometimes pejorative term for supporters of progressive ideas

prog

vsprogger

Offensive

1 8.9

A person who supports new social or political ideas

is the longer informal label rather than the short form

progressivist

vsprogger

1 7.6

A person who supports new social or political ideas and changes

is an informal, sometimes derogatory label rather than a formal belief term

How Progressive

radical

79 6.3

progger

Offensive

9.8

liberal

651 3.9

moderate

85 4.6

conservative

306 4.4

Surface Forms

progger singular

proggers plural

Morphology

progger = prog (semi-transparent) = prog + er

The word is built transparently from the clipped base 'prog' plus the agentive suffix '-er', but the political slang base is specialized and may not be known to general learners.

Etymology

Progger comes from prog, short for progressive ('wanting social change'), with -er 'person'. That's why a progger is a person who supports progressive politics, and some people use the word to mock them.