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Added 9 October 2026

rugger

/ˈɹʌɡə/ noun

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rugby player

Origin

From rugby (“Rugby football”) + -er (Oxford “-er”). Compare contemporary soccer, from Association football. Both words seem to have originated at the University of Oxford during the 1880s. See Oxford -er.

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