bagger

[ bag-er ]

noun

1. a person who packs groceries or other items into bags.
2. a bag of cloth or plastic attached to a power lawn mower to collect grass as it is cut.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bagger¹

1730–40, for earlier sense; bag + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Not his family, which included a son-in-law dubbed “The Grocery Store Bagger.”

From Los Angeles Times

The American Society of Magical Negroes has a hideout where Aren and other agents are trained on scenarios that echo the selfless-helper plots of “The Green Mile” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance.”

From New York Times

A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Seiler also appeared in the the 1998 film “The Gingerbread Man” and 2000’s “The Legend of Bagger Vance.”

From Seattle Times

The senator says the bottom line is, he wants to protect non-security personnel from being conscripted into stopping potential shoplifters: “Don’t push the bagger or the guy sweeping the floor into a confrontational situation,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Christie 55 Solutions, whose small staff included Mr. Christie’s wife, Mary Pat Christie, and Rich Bagger, his former chief of staff, closed its federal lobbying shop in late 2021.

From New York Times