SINCE 1828
tagger
noun
tag·ger
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Definition of tagger
: one that tags
especially
: a person who marks surfaces with graffiti
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Her office gave out tough penalties to graffiti taggers, drug dealers and those who weren’t paying child support. — Josiah Bates, Time, "Criminal Justice Reform Is Proving a Tricky Subject for Many of These 2020 Democrats," 2 July 2019 Martin Ferreira, who oversees the San Francisco Police Department’s Graffiti Unit, said the vast majority of graffiti found throughout the city is done by taggers merely seeking fame and recognition, and rarely done with gang affiliation. — Lauren Hernandez, SFChronicle.com, "Seven ‘high-profile’ graffiti taggers indicted in taggings across San Francisco," 10 July 2018 In KGB’s heyday, the District was home to underground punk, hard core, hip-hop and go-go music scenes, all with their own taggers. — Anthony J. Rivera, Washington Post, "Living D.C. graffiti legend went from rowdy thug to art teacher," 28 June 2018 This week in Austin, a beloved bronze statue of Texas guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan was defaced by graffiti taggers. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "Stevie Ray Vaughan statue in Austin defaced by graffiti taggers," 31 Jan. 2018 Back in the ’80s and early ’90s, Hugh Carew, a former D.C. police detective, took an interest in taggers while investigating robberies and assaults. — Anthony J. Rivera, Washington Post, "Living D.C. graffiti legend went from rowdy thug to art teacher," 28 June 2018 Chilli’s father is played by Brian Dennehy, which also happens to be the name of one of the real-life taggers. — Rob Mckittrick, New York Times, "Review: ‘Tag,’ You’re It. Playing the Long Game Into Middle Age.," 14 June 2018 As for Renner, well … by design his character is the odd man out, a superhumanly gifted tagger not above commando tactics. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'Tag' review: Don't these guys have anything else to do?," 14 June 2018 This allows the tagger to notify the tag-ee that the tweet contains something that might interest them or, indeed, is about them. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Speaking as John Kelly, I have to ask: Why did you tag John Kelly on Twitter?," 28 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tagger.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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