# jagger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒæɡə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #25,433

## Definitions
1. carrier, carter
2. peddler, hawker
3. A jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc.
4. A toothed chisel.
5. Synonym of jag (“thorn from a bush”).

## Etymology
From jag + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **jasper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-jasper)
- **jaguar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-jaguar)
- **Javier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-javier)
- **Jammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-jammer)
- **jogger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-jogger)
- **jailer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-jailer)
- **jagged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagged-vs-jagger)
- **jaeger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jagger)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ajgger`, `jagegr`, `jager`, `jaggerr`, `jaggre`, `jgager`, `jjagger`

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