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snagger

The English word “snagger” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
  2. A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.
  3. The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
  4. A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.
  5. A turnip.
  6. A person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.

Etymology

From snag + -er.

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