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jogger

/ˈdʒɑgər/
/ˈdʒɒgə/
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Other forms: joggers

That person in workout gear running past at an easy pace is a jogger. If you like to go for regular gentle runs, you can call yourself a jogger too.

Unlike serious runners, joggers are usually more casual about their exercise routine. Most joggers aren't training to run a marathon, they're just out moving their bodies and enjoying the fresh air. While the difference may seem subtle, you can generally describe anyone running at a fairly slow pace as a jogger. Before about 1968, when jogging first became popular, jogger was used to mean "anyone who walks heavily and slowly."

Definitions of jogger
  1. noun
    someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)
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    type of:
    runner
    someone who travels on foot by running
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