Definition

1. Noun:
   • A machine for putting objects or substances into bags: A device that automatically or semi-automatically places items into bags, commonly used in supermarkets, farms, or factories.
   • A worker employed to pack things into containers: A person whose job is to place purchased items into bags at a store checkout or to pack products into bags or other containers.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Machine):
  • The grocery store installed a new automatic bagger to speed up the checkout process.
  • This potato bagger can fill and seal 50 bags per minute.
• Noun (Worker):
  • The bagger carefully placed the eggs on top of the other groceries.
  • He worked as a bagger at the local supermarket during high school.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often part of a compound noun specifying the type of item being bagged (e.g., , ). However, the core meaning remains "one who or that which bags."
• In informal contexts, particularly in sports like golf, a "bagger" can refer to a caddie, the person who carries a player's bag of clubs.

Variants and Related Words

• Bag (verb): To put something into a bag.
  • Please bag those vegetables for the customer.
• Bagging (noun/gerund): The action or process of putting things into bags.
  • The bagging of fresh produce is done by machine.
• Bagger is an agent noun formed from the verb "to bag," similar to "worker" (one who works) or "driver" (one who drives).

Synonyms

• Packer: A more general term for a worker or machine that packs items into containers.
• Sacker: A regional synonym, especially in American English, for a grocery store employee who bags items.

Related Phrases

• Double-bagger: (Slang, often offensive) An extremely unattractive person. (This is an idiomatic, derogatory use derived from the idea of putting two bags over someone's head.)
• Paper or plastic?: A common question asked by a bagger or cashier to a customer regarding their bag preference.

Noun

1. a machine for putting objects or substances into bags
2. a workman employed to pack things into containers