taggers

/ ˈtæɡəz /

plural noun

1. very thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin

Word History and Origins

Origin of taggers¹

C19: perhaps so called because it was used to make tags for laces

Example Sentences

But some of today’s taggers are leveraging larger audiences on social media and higher-profile targets to make a name for themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

Standing unfinished across from Crypto.com Arena, it has gained notoriety as a canvas for taggers and will be auctioned off next month.

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Waters also had taggers scrawl words of geopolitical protest on the show’s inflatable pig, and a graffiti artist painted the soundman’s Rat insignia on one of its feet.

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Police arrested two people Wednesday outside a now famous high-rise that has lured taggers to cover its 27 floors in graffiti.

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Los Angeles police arrested two people Wednesday morning outside an unfinished downtown skyscraper that has become a magnet for taggers, with more than 25 floors covered in graffiti, authorities said.

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