tagger

/ˈtæɡər/
noun
  1. A person who adds labels, tags, or metadata to items, especially in digital contexts.
    • The website hired a tagger to improve search results.
    • The tagger organized all the photos by date and location.
    • As a tagger, she helped categorize thousands of documents.
  2. A person who writes graffiti tags (signatures) in public places.
    • The city hired artists to paint over the tagger's work.
    • Police arrested a tagger for vandalizing the train station.
    • The tagger left his mark on the wall overnight.
  3. A person who plays the role of 'it' in the game of tag, or a player who tags others.
    • The fastest runner was usually the tagger.
    • The tagger chased the other kids around the playground.
    • Whoever is the tagger has to count to ten first.
  4. A device or tool used to attach tags to items.
    • He bought a new tagger for his labeling machine.
    • The tagger jammed while trying to attach the tag.
    • The store uses a tagger to attach price tags to clothing.
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