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zigzagger

[zig-zag-er]

noun

  1. a person or thing that zigzags.

  2. an attachment on a sewing machine for making zigzag stitches.



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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

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And yet, when he did win, the Italian zigzagger was overtaken by something close to modesty.

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When To Use

does zigzagger mean?

A zigzagger is someone or something that zigzags—moves in a pattern of alternating, sharp up-and-down turns.This kind of pattern is called a zigzag. The word zigzag can also refer to a route or path that resembles this kind of pattern, as in The dragonfly moved through the air in a zigzag. Zigzagger isn’t commonly used in this way—there just aren’t that many situations in which it would make sense to use it. However, zigzag can mean to keep changing one’s mind (to flip-flop), and a person who does this can be called a zigzagger. A much more common term for this is flip-flopper.Zigzagger is sometimes used in a much more specific way to refer to a sewing machine attachment that’s used to make a zigzag stitch—a kind of back and forth stitch that can be used to finish the edges of a garment or to join stretch fabrics. These are sometimes called zigzag attachments.Example: No, I didn’t sew it by hand—my machine has a zigzagger that can do that kind of stitch.

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