Definition of tagger
: one that tags;
especially
: a person who marks surfaces with graffiti
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Graffiti has come a long way since the 1970s when fly-by-night taggers sprayed their work on bridge abutments or subway cars then slipped away before the authorities arrived.
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In 1993, when Long Island City was beset by crime, the developer, Jerry Wolkoff, allowed a crew of taggers to decorate his buildings at 45-46 Davis Street with a wild array of colorful, swirling murals.
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These taggers are usually individuals, often kids rebelling against adult authority, seeking peer approval and probably hazy on what the symbol means, besides, as Segal puts it,
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Those amounts don’t include $200 each tagger must contribute to the Spray and Pay rewards fund.
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Taggers use a spear to shoot a dart-like transmitter the size of a pinky next to a shark’s dorsal fin.
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Taggers sprayed graffiti on the highest reaches of the building and shattered windows line the exterior, providing easy access for trespassers.
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Shark tagger Keith Poe, of Torrance, heard about the death of Scarlet last Thursday by whale-watching boat captains who notified Newport lifeguards so the 55-foot humpback could be towed offshore and away from the beach.
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Are the words not merely the pseudonyms of the taggers?
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