three-bagger

[ three-bag-er ]

noun

, Baseball Informal.

1. triple ( def 7 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-bagger¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

With one out in the third, he lined an RBI triple into the right-field corner, his seventh three-bagger of the season.

From Los Angeles Times

It wasn’t the three-bagger alone that stood out.

From Seattle Times

New York went a major league-record 68 games without a triple prior to Alonso’s three-bagger on Aug. 16.

From Seattle Times

The holding had become a three-bagger for me — the value of my investment had increased threefold.

From Seattle Times

Or to put the drug charges in baseball terms, a three-bagger.

From Seattle Times