Home › Words › S › snaggersnaggersnagger means A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.EtymologyFrom snag + -er.nounA 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.e.g.“The `ringer' looks around and is beaten by a blow. And curses the old snagger with the blue-bellied Jo.” — 1946 October 9, The Advocate, Melbourne, page 9, column 2:A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.A turnip.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.e.g.“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.” — 2019 February 15, “'Some so-called tradesmen should be truly ashamed of themselves' - Steve's snagging headache bodes badly for buyers”, in Irish Independent:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).