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wagger

1 9.0

A person who tells quick jokes to make people laugh

noun
/ˈwæɡər/

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Examples

All those finger-waggers admonishing about what not to do.

Blog text (13)
At the party, everyone was laughing at the jokes made by the wagger who always knew how to entertain.
My friend is such a wagger that he can turn any awkward situation into a funny story.
During the meeting, the wagger cracked jokes that kept the team in good spirits despite the serious topics.

Synonyms

wit

vswagger

53 4.8

A person who thinks quickly and says clever, funny things

focuses on actively making witty or humorous remarks to entertain others

wag

vswagger

15 7.5

A person who likes to tell jokes to make people laugh

is more about making witty remarks often rather than enjoying jokes

humorist

vswagger

12 5.0

A person who makes people laugh by telling funny stories or jokes

focuses on making quick witty remarks in ordinary speech rather than performance

jokester

vswagger

7 4.4

A person who often makes other people laugh

makes witty or humorous remarks more often than long joke telling

roaster

vswagger

Offensive

4 8.2

A person who makes sharp, funny jokes about someone at an event

focuses on playful witty remarks rather than planned harsh comedic attacks

gasser

vswagger

Archaic

1 8.6

A very funny person or thing that makes people laugh

refers more specifically to making witty remarks rather than being broadly very funny

wisecracker

vswagger

Informal

1 7.1

A person who often makes short funny or sarcastic remarks

is more about general witty amusement, not necessarily one line jokes or sarcasm

japer

vswagger

Archaic

1 8.8

A person who makes jokes to make others laugh

leans more to clever verbal wit and witty remarks than playful mockery

quipper

vswagger

7.9

A person who often says short clever comments to make people laugh

emphasizes amusing others broadly and not only clever brief comments

quipster

vswagger

7.9

A person who often makes short clever remarks

tends to cover general joking and wider amusing behavior, not only clever lines

ridiculer

vswagger

8.4

A person who makes fun of others using sarcasm to make people laugh

tends to amuse by clever or gentle remarks rather than mocking attacks

wise aleck

vswagger

Offensive

8.1

A person who annoys others by acting like they know everything and making sarcastic remarks

aims to amuse and be witty without intentionally annoying or superior attitude

Surface Forms

wagger singular

waggers plural

Morphology

wagger = wag (semi-transparent) = wag + er

The word is structurally clear as wag + -er, but the relevant noun sense of wag is somewhat archaic or specialized for many learners.

Etymology

The word wagger also comes from the slang wag, which means 'a joker' or someone who likes to make jokes. So a wagger is a person who makes witty or funny remarks to amuse others.