Noun
A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.
The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
Usage- Australia
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The `ringer' looks around and is beaten by a blow. And curses the old snagger with the blue-bellied Jo.
A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.
A turnip.
Usage- UK usage
- dialectal
A person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.
Usage- Ireland
- UK usage
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Snag List Steve is not a happy snagger. […] It's his job to ensure that new homes are finished properly for their buyers - his clients.
We've gone from a small company in west Wales to the UK's number one snagger inspectors
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I was a snagger on the building site, where I was going around pointing out problems.