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progger

progger

9.4
A person who likes progressive rock music
  • noun
  • /ˈprɒɡər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : fan del rock progresivo
  • The progger wore a T-shirt featuring his favorite progressive rock band.

Examples

  • Many proggers travel long distances to attend progressive rock concerts.

  • He is a true progger who loves Genesis.

  • As a dedicated progger, she collects rare vinyl records from the 1970s.

  • Many proggers attended the concert last night.

  • As a dedicated progger, she collects rare vinyl records from the 1970s.

  • The progger wore a T-shirt featuring his favorite progressive rock band.

  • Many proggers travel long distances to attend progressive rock concerts.

Synonyms

rocker
vsprogger
51 3.8

A person who plays, writes, or loves rock music

is a fan specifically of progressive rock rather than rock generally
music enthusiast
vsprogger
1 3.2

A person who loves music and often listens to it or goes to concerts

is a fan of one specific rock subgenre rather than music generally

How Enthusiastic

devotee
25 6.0
progger
  • Jargon
9.4
listener
228 1.0

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 slang base is specialized and may not be known to general learners.

Etymology

Progger comes from prog, a short form of progressive ('moving forward'), plus -er 'person'. Think of progressive rock as music that moves forward with long, changing songs, so a progger is a fan of progressive rock.