egger

See also: Egger

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

egg +‎ -er

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

One who gathers eggs.

Related terms

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

An eggar moth; any of various species of family Lasiocampidae, especially the oak eggar-moth, Lasiocampa quercus.

References

Lasiocampidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lasiocampa quercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
“egger”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“egger”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

egger m or f

indefinite plural of egg (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

egger f

indefinite plural of egg

Scots

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

Alternative form of aigar

References

“egger, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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