bagger
bagger — noun
- baggersingular
- baggersplural
1. a worker at a supermarket or grocery store who places a customer's purchased ite
a worker at a supermarket or grocery store who places a customer's purchased items into bags after they have been paid for at the checkout counter
Joshua worked as a bagger at the local grocery store during his summer break.
The bagger asked the customer whether she preferred paper or plastic bags.
paper or plastic bags — typical bagger question in US stores
Chidi started as a bagger and was later promoted to cashier at the same supermarket.
A friendly bagger helped Maeve carry her bags all the way to her car in the parking lot.
- packer
the usual term in British English for a person who bags groceries
用法筆記
Common in American English; the equivalent role in British English is usually called a 'packer' or 'checkout assistant.' This sense refers specifically to the retail context and should not be confused with industrial bagging equipment.
常見錯誤
2. a machine used in industry or agriculture that automatically fills and seals bag
a machine used in industry or agriculture that automatically fills and seals bags with products such as grain, cement, or fertiliser
The farm bought a new grain bagger that can fill sixty sacks in ten minutes.
grain bagger — common collocation for agricultural equipment
A cement bagger at the plant weighs each load before sealing the bag shut.
The factory installed an automatic bagger for packing potatoes straight from the sorting line.
Older bagger models often jammed, but the new one runs smoothly on twelve-hour shifts.
3. an investment that has multiplied in value by a certain factor compared with the
an investment that has multiplied in value by a certain factor compared with the original amount put in, expressed by a number placed before the word — for instance, a ten-bagger has grown to be worth ten times what it cost to buy
Saira bought shares in that biotech firm three years ago, and the stock became a ten-bagger.
ten-bagger — most common form of this expression
Experienced investors know that finding a five-bagger takes patience through market ups and downs.
A two-bagger may not sound exciting, but doubling your money in one year is still a strong return.
Lucía looks for multi-bagger opportunities in small tech companies with new products.
文法句型
number + bagger
用法筆記
This term appears almost exclusively with a number prefix (e.g., 'two-bagger,' 'ten-bagger,' 'twenty-bagger'). It was popularised by investor Peter Lynch in his 1989 book 'One Up on Wall Street,' where a 'ten-bagger' described a stock that returns ten times the original investment. In modern usage, any 'N-bagger' refers to an N-fold return.
常見錯誤
4. a person who climbs peaks as a hobby and aims to reach the top of as many differ
a person who climbs peaks as a hobby and aims to reach the top of as many different mountains as possible, often keeping a personal log or checklist of summits achieved
Layla is a keen bagger who has climbed over thirty peaks in the Alps alone.
keen bagger — typical collocation in climbing communities
Mountain baggers share their summit logs online and compare lists of peaks they have completed.
Bao joined a local club for peak baggers and hiked four new mountains in his first month.
Anjali calls herself a weekend bagger because she only climbs on Saturdays and Sundays.
- peak bagger
the most common full form of this term, especially in US climbing communities
- summit bagger
emphasises the goal of reaching the top rather than the mountain itself
- Munro bagger
a specific type of bagger who climbs Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet
用法筆記
This sense comes from the activity called 'peak bagging' or 'mountain bagging,' a hobby in which climbers collect summits the way collectors gather stamps. The term is most common in UK, Irish, and US hiking circles and is often paired with a qualifier: 'peak bagger,' 'summit bagger,' or 'Munro bagger' (for climbers of Scottish peaks over 3,000 feet).