jogger

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈdʒɑɡər/ UK /ˈdʒɒɡə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who runs at a steady, gentle pace for exercise

A lone jogger circled the park in the early mist.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who runs at a... runner

Word family

Related forms jog jogging

Etymology

From 'jog' + '-er'; 'jog' is late Middle English, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of 'shog' ('to shake, jolt').

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# jogger

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɑɡər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒɒɡə/

## Meanings
1. a person who runs at a steady, gentle pace for exercise

## Examples
- A lone jogger circled the park in the early mist.

## Synonyms
- runner

## Related Forms
- jog
- jogging

## Etymology
From 'jog' + '-er'; 'jog' is late Middle English, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of 'shog' ('to shake, jolt').

## AI Etymology
Jogger comes from 'jog' + '-er'; 'jog' is late Middle English, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of 'shog' ('to shake, jolt'). As a noun, jogger means a person who runs at a steady, gentle pace for exercise. The same family is visible in related forms such as jog and jogging. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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