# blogger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblɒ.ɡə/ · frequency rank #8,897

## Definitions
1. A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós
Proto-Germanic *weraz
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi
Proto-Germanic *alaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Germanic *-þiz
Proto-Germanic *aldiz
Proto-Germanic *weraldiz
Proto-West Germanic *weraldi
Old English weorold
Middle English world
English world
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *wīdaz
Old English wīd
English wide
English -wide
English worldwide
Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *webaną
Proto-Germanic *wabją
Old English webb
Middle English web
English web
English World Wide Web
English Web
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti
Proto-Germanic *ligjaną
Old Norse liggjader.?
Middle English logge
English log
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.?
Proto-Germanic *bōks
Proto-West Germanic *bōk
Old English bōc
Middle English bok
English book
English logbook
English log
English weblog
English blog
Latin -ariusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English blogger
From blog + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **blower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blogger-vs-blower)
- **bugger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blogger-vs-bugger)
- **bogged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blogger-vs-bogged)
- **booger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blogger-vs-booger)
- **bloomer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blogger-vs-bloomer)
- **bigger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bigger-vs-blogger)
- **blocker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocker-vs-blogger)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bblogger`, `blgoger`, `bllogger`, `blogegr`, `bloger`, `bloggerr`, `bloggre`, `bolgger`, `lbogger`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blogger