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单词 fogger
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Definition of fogger in English:

fogger

noun ˈfɒɡə
  • A middleman operating between the producers and the wholesalers in the nail and chain making industries. Now historical.

noun ˈfɒɡə
Southern, English Regional
  • An agricultural labourer chiefly employed to feed and look after cattle. Compare fodderer. Now historical.

noun ˈfɒɡə
  • A machine or device which produces or disperses a fog of pesticide, fungicide, etc.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). Probably from Fogger, former spelling in English texts of Fugger, the surname of a family of wealthy mercantile bankers and venture capitalists from Augsburg, Germany, in the 15th and 16th centuries<br>mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hughes (1822–1896), social reformer and children's writer. Apparently from fog + -er<br>late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From fog + -er.

Definition of fogger in US English:

fogger

nounˈfɒɡə
  • A middleman operating between the producers and the wholesalers in the nail and chain making industries. Now historical.

nounˈfɒɡə
Southern, English Regional
  • An agricultural labourer chiefly employed to feed and look after cattle. Compare fodderer. Now historical.

nounˈfɒɡə
  • A machine or device which produces or disperses a fog of pesticide, fungicide, etc.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). Probably from Fogger, former spelling in English texts of Fugger, the surname of a family of wealthy mercantile bankers and venture capitalists from Augsburg, Germany, in the 15th and 16th centuries<br>mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hughes (1822–1896), social reformer and children's writer. Apparently from fog + -er<br>late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From fog + -er.

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