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Roger

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə/

The English word “Roger” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R.

proper noun

  1. The Devil; Satan.
  2. Jolly Roger (pirate flag)

Etymology

From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.

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