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Meaning of "jigger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JIGGER

jigger  [ˈdʒɪɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JIGGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jigger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JIGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jigger in the English dictionary

The first definition of jigger in the dictionary is a person or thing that jigs. Other definition of jigger is an iron, now obsolete, with a thin blade, used for hitting long shots from a bare lie. Jigger is also any of a number of mechanical devices having a vibratory or jerking motion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JIGGER


agar
ˈeɪɡə
bottega
bəˈteɪɡə
configure
ˌkənˈfɪɡə
digger
ˈdɪɡə
figure
ˈfɪɡə
Geiger
ˈɡaɪɡə
jaeger
ˈjeɪɡə
jager
ˈjeɪɡə
ligger
ˈlɪɡə
maigre
ˈmeɪɡə
omega
ˈəʊmɪɡə
Ortega
ɔːˈteɪɡə
outrigger
ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə
rejigger
ˌriːˈdʒɪɡə
schlager
ˈʃleɪɡə
taiga
ˈtaɪɡə
tiger
ˈtaɪɡə
tigger
ˈtɪɡə
trigger
ˈtrɪɡə
vinegar
ˈvɪnɪɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JIGGER

jig
jigaboo
jigajig
jigamaree
Jigawa
jigged
jigger flea
jiggered
jiggermast
jiggery-pokery
jigging
jiggish
jiggle
jiggly
jiggumbob
jiggy
jiglike
jigsaw
jigsaw puzzle

WORDS THAT END LIKE JIGGER

bigger
blogger
chigger
ditchdigger
frigger
gold-digger
gravedigger
hair trigger
hair-trigger
mechanical digger
rigger
Schmitt trigger
snigger
sprigger
square-rigger
swigger
thigger
thimblerigger
twigger
well-digger
wigger

Synonyms and antonyms of jigger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jigger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JIGGER

Find out the translation of jigger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jigger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jigger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跳汰机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aparejo
570 millions of speakers

English

jigger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीहू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوالج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

яйца выеденного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jigger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চার্মউকুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

turlutte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jigger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sandfloh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jigger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ly rượu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோலுக்கு அடியில் துளையிடும் ஒட்டுண்ணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किचकट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

golf sopası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

danzatore di giga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tancerz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яйця виїденого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jigger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χορευτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biljartbok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jigger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jigger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jigger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JIGGER»

The term «jigger» is regularly used and occupies the 79.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JIGGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jigger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jigger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jigger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIGGER»

Discover the use of jigger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jigger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jigger, Beaker and Glass: Drinking Around the World
Charles Baker has created what is perhaps the greatest armchair drinking book of all time.
Charles H. Baker Jr., 2001
2
Gentleman Jigger: A Novel
Written in 1928-and never before published-Gentleman Jigger is a wickedly revealing satire of the leading lights of this vibrant time
Bruce Nugent, Thomas H. Wirth, 2008
3
Jimmie, Cut That Jigger Down!
"Jimmie, Cut that Jigger Down," is a western fiction novel suitable for all ages. Those who like humor, a serious plot and romance should enjoy this book. The fast gun sheriff gets fed up with an outlaw gang in his area.
Vivcooper, 2005
4
The Thinga-ma-jigger is Coming Today! (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
For $3.99, this is the perfect sturdy little hardcover book to introduce readers to the new show.
Tish Rabe, 2012
5
Jigger, Beaker, & Glass: Drinking Around the Workd
Charles Baker has created what is perhaps the greatest armchair drinking book of all time.
Charles Henry Baker, Jr., 2001
6
Measure of Katie Calloway, The ( Book #1): A Novel
“Storage shed,” Jigger said at the same moment Katie said, “Cellar.” Yet again, the teamster stood with his burden, undecided whose instructions to obey. “Put it in the cellar,” Robert said, coming in the door. His eyes swept around the cook ...
Serena B. Miller, 2011
7
Golf Beats Us All (and So We Love It)
shallow-bladed club with the loft of a mid-iron: "My old jigger was the most responsive club I ever owned." Sarazen tells fellow players: Get on intimate terms with your clubs, so that none of them are strangers to you. Maybe you 're carrying too ...
Joseph A. Amato, 1997
8
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: The ...
" Packed with wonderfully zany rhyming words and bright and exuberant illustrations, this book (part of a brand new series featuring classic children's character The Cat in the Hat) will have children enthralled for hours.
Tish Rabe, 2011
9
1980 Census of Population: Alphabetical index of industries ...
... .300-370,400,760 785 Jig filler C.100-392 779 Jig fitter 331 785 Jig hand 132- 150 756 Jig maker 270-291,300-370,400,760 634 Jig-mill operator 310,312- 320,331 708 Jig operator 132-150 756 Jig worker 132-150 756 Jigger 132-150 756 ...
‎1982
10
Queer Pollen: White Seduction, Black Male Homosexuality, and ...
Richard Bruce Nugent's novel Gentleman Jigger is divided into two sections. The first half of the book recounts, as does Wallace Thurman's Infants of the Spring, the coterie that was the “Niggeratti,” as Zora Neale Hurston coined it, during the ...
David A. Gerstner, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JIGGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jigger is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Poulter gives Open fans something to watch - ESPN
Not me," Poulter chirped into his phone, before pointing to the famous Jigger Inn. "Get the beers in? That there is too close for comfort. We might ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
2
Overheard at the Open: Fan phrases from St. Andrews - Golf Channel
"I told you you'd never get in the (expletive) Jigger!" - Drunk friend 1 to drunk friend 2 when drunk friend 2 was turned away from the Jigger Inn. «Golf Channel, Jul 15»
3
Four types of drunk personality revealed - Digital Journal
"Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
4
Fiddler's Facts: Hot-hitting Islanders senior ball club hosts Saint …
... Tex MacDonald and Paul "Jigger" Andrea shot the lights out. Stanish's team of doctors from Halifax are the defending champions but no word ... «The Guardian Charlottetown, Jul 15»
5
Gnarly posers are either delusions or tricky truth - New Zealand Herald
b) Get rid of the trains and we could all get about on the tracks using those hand powered little Jigger things (which would keep us fit) or have ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Golf News | Rose laments late tee-off time | FOX SPORTS
If it was an 18-hole tournament, you'd hang your boots up, stop at 17 and take a pint in the Jigger Inn to be honest with you. "But you have got to ... «Fox Sports Asia, Jul 15»
7
Gary Woodland: British fans are the most knowledgeable in golf
I'm sure we will jump into the Jigger Inn at some point. Woodland is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour (Photo: Getty Images). You are ... «Golfmagic.com, Jul 15»
8
Young Donegal ace 'Jigger' keen to make final impact
But Buncrana man Darach O'Connor will not succumb to those who compare him with his father John 'Jigger' O'Connor who scored a goal for ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
9
Pint-per-stroke: could you handle the most devilish challenge in golf?
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Just to the right of the 17th hole at St. Andrews sits one of the most famous 19th holes in golf: the Jigger Inn, a tiny ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
10
British Open 2015: Tom Watson Isn't Happy About How He Looks on …
If it was an 18-hole tournament, you'd hang your boots up and go stop at 17 and take a pint in the Jigger Inn.” KAREN CROUSE. SPIETH: ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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