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

Its parking lot was often crowded with cruisers, baggers, canyon racers and sport bikes, sparkling with chrome and rumbling with V-twins and single-cylinders.

From Los Angeles Times

Maxen Lucas, a graduating senior at Lincoln Academy in Maine, had his first job at 15 as a summer camp dishwasher, followed by a stint as a grocery bagger before getting into landscaping.

From Washington Times

It's an achievement that caps his almost mythological rise from a grocery bagger in the small Puerto Rican town of Vega Baja to a global superstar, and a torchbearer for Latin pop and música urbana.

From BBC

He even tossed some “two baggers” at my son’s Bar Mitzvah.

From Los Angeles Times

The story of Bad Bunny’s mythical ascent from a grocery bagger in the small town of Vega Baja to a torchbearer for a new generation of reggaeton and trap artists has become nearly folklore.

From New York Times