jogger
Americannoun
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a person who jogs.
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jogger pants,. jogging pants. (used with a plural verb) joggers. casual, tapered pants of soft, absorbent fabric, typically with elastic at the waist and ankles.
noun
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a person who runs at a jog trot over some distance for exercise, usually regularly
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a cart with rubber-tyred wheels used on a farm
Etymology
Origin of jogger
First recorded in 1965–70; jog 1 ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Journalists crammed onto the sidewalk by the neatly clipped hedgerows opposite the private street leading to the residence, to the bemusement of passing joggers and delivery drivers.
From Barron's
He looked over his shoulder, but there were only joggers and horse-drawn carriages around.
From Literature
The woman’s son adopted the pit bull, named O’Gee, in 2020 from a city shelter, not knowing he had bitten a jogger in both arms, according to the woman’s lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times
Jurors heard the victim initially thought there was a jogger behind her as she walked down the "secluded" lane and moved over to let him past.
From BBC
The early morning joggers and the half-asleep students clutching bags of bagels to their chests didn’t so much as give him or the towering, enraged ghost slowly making his way to Boaz a passing glance.
From Literature
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