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Meaning of "lugger" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUGGER

From lugsail.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUGGER

lugger  [ˈlʌɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUGGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lugger 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 LUGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lugger

A lugger is a class of boats, widely used as traditional fishing boats, particularly off the coasts of France, England and Scotland. It is a small sailing vessel with lugsails set on two or more masts and perhaps lug topsails. The Reaper under full sail...

Definition of lugger in the English dictionary

The definition of lugger in the dictionary is a small working boat rigged with a lugsail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUGGER


Ahmadnagar
ˌɑːmədˈnʌɡə
Ahmednagar
ˌɑːmədˈnʌɡə
bugger
ˈbʌɡə
chugger
ˈtʃʌɡə
drugger
ˈdrʌɡə
hiphugger
ˈhɪpˌhʌɡə
hugger
ˈhʌɡə
hugger-mugger
ˈhʌɡəˌmʌɡə
mugga
ˈmʌɡə
muggar
ˈmʌɡə
mugger
ˈmʌɡə
nuggar
ˈnʌɡə
plugger
ˈplʌɡə
rugger
ˈrʌɡə
slugger
ˈslʌɡə
smugger
ˈsmʌɡə
snugger
ˈsnʌɡə
Srinagar
sriːˈnʌɡə
tree-hugger
ˈtriːˌhʌɡə
tugger
ˈtʌɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUGGER

luggable
luggage
luggage boot
luggage carrier
luggage handler
luggage insurance
luggage label
luggage locker
luggage rack
luggage van
lugged
luggie
lugging
Lughnasadh
lughole
Lugo
lugsail
lugubrious
lugubriously
lugubriousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUGGER

bagger
bigger
blogger
dagger
debugger
digger
flogger
Fugger
humbugger
Jagger
jogger
ligger
load-lugger
logger
outrigger
rugger bugger
swagger
tigger
tree hugger
trigger

Synonyms and antonyms of lugger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lugger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUGGER

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

Translator English - Chinese

单桅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lugger
570 millions of speakers

English

lugger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مربعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

люггер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lugger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Lugger
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lougre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lugger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lugger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

러거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lugger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu cướp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Lugger
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कचरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yelkenli ufak gemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trabaccolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lugger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Люггер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lugger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lugger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

logger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lugger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lugger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lugger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUGGER»

The term «lugger» is regularly used and occupies the 70.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUGGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lugger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lugger» 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 lugger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUGGER»

Discover the use of lugger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lugger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Once Aboard a Cornish Lugger
Former Cornish fisherman Paul Greenwood vividly describes life as a young crewman aboard the Looe lugger Iris in the 1960s.
Paul Greenwood, 2007
2
More Tales From A Cornish Lugger
First hand account of Cornish fishing luggers
Paul Greenwood, 2014
3
The frigate and the lugger
We must cross between that lugger and the chasse-mare, Bill. Get your men to the guns, I will take the helm and pass as close to her as I can. We will prevent this privateer lugger closing with her, and if the chasse- mare, with the red flag, hauls ...
F Claudius Armstrong, 1861
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Once Aboard the Lugger
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson, 2008
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The Last Pearling Lugger
This story encompasses it all: the cramped camaraderie of life on a small wooden lugger, what it is like to be 40 metres down to the sea floor at the end of precarious length of air hose, as you search for shell whilst keeping one eye out ...
Mark Dodd, 2011
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Critical Companion to William Faulkner
“Once Aboard the Lugger” (II) was first published posthumously in Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner. For more information, see Selected Letters of William Faulkner, 41–42, 56, and Uncollected Sto- ries of William Faulkner, 699–670.
A. Nicholas Fargnoli, Michael Golay, 2009
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A Reader's Guide to William Faulkner: The Short Stories
"Once Aboard the Lugger" is the title of two 1928 stories. The first, Tale 1, was submitted to Scribner's Magazine in November 1928 and rejected. This story was published four years later in Contempo I. In December 1928, Faulkner sent a ...
Edmond Loris Volpe, 2004
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Sailing Boats from Around the World: The Classic 1906 Treatise
The lugger rig has been from time immemorial a favourite one with beaehmeo, pilots, fishermen, and indeed boatmen of all elasses, for open sailing-boats : and, as sueh men have great experienee in boat-sailing, and would naturally seleet ...
Henry Coleman Folkard, 2000
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To Harness the Wind: A Short History of the Development of Sails
1 America's Cup twelve-meter racing yachts, for example, have actually sailed to within 32 degrees of the wind, closer than any other vessel." LUGGER RIG This rig is similar to the fore-and-aft gaff rig except that the gaff (called the lug) extends  ...
Leo Block, 2003
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Redbill: From Pearls to Peace - The Life and Times of a ...
History of wooden ketch vessel the Redbill.
Kate Lance, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUGGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lugger is used in the context of the following news items.
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The great survivor: How Volvo and Touring Cars gave estates a …
... with first the hatchback, then the MPV and later the SUV all being touted as cars to see off the venerable load-lugger. Not a bit of it. The estate ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
2
Celebrating the unexceptional: From the Nissan Micra to the Dacia …
KIA CEE'D ESTATE: What the South Korean load-lugger lacks in dynamism it makes up for in build quality, wealth of features and reliability. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
3
Man dies at RD&E hospital after being airlifted from a boat
Family have said that Mr Driver was skippering his lugger Puffin and died doing what he loved. Mr Driver was an honorary life-member of Beer ... «Exmouth Journal, Jul 15»
4
Ivies book spot in trophy semi-final
Men's captain Roland Lugger played the four woods and, after suffering a few nervous moments when his commanding lead was reduced to ... «Ivybridge South Brent and South, Jul 15»
5
Golf R Estate review: The hottest hatchback turns into an all …
... is the new Golf R. Carrying over all of the fundamentals from the hatchback, the R estate is the fastest, most powerful load-lugger in its class. «Business Car Manager, Jul 15»
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It will hawk its X factor at the school gates
Tesla is hoping to do for the family load-lugger what it has already done for the executive saloon. Billed as a crossover, the all-electric Model X ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
7
Skoda Fabia 2015 Review
Now, the MkIII Fabia hatch and its TARDIS-like wagon sibling – the only light-size load-lugger available in Australia – look set to build on that ... «Motoring, Jul 15»
8
Valley 5th-graders earn elite run club status
... Dunbar's Sierra Pine and Angel Marquez-Soto; El Verano's Isaac Cristobal and Alex Anguiano; and Flowery's Kylie Lugger. The mile run is ... «Sonoma Index-Tribune, Jul 15»
9
2016 Skoda Fabia Review
Those who may think the wagon isn't as fun to drive because it's a more practical option need think again, as the 81TSI DSG load-lugger we ... «CarAdvice, Jul 15»
10
Mercedes-Benz kills the Shooting Brake for 2018 Mk3 CLS
The new Mk3 CLS family due in 2018 will be pared back to drop the curvy load lugger. The replacement CLS estate had made it from the ... «CAR Magazine, Jul 15»

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