ROGER
What does "ROGER" mean?
A radio-communication signal meaning a message has been received and understood.
Meanings
- Used in voice procedure to confirm a transmission was received. Roger, we have you loud and clear. technical
- To acknowledge or confirm receipt of a message. The pilot rogered the new heading. informal
- A male given name. Roger met us at the gate.
Did you know?
- Saying 'roger' to mean 'received' is a fossil of an old spelling alphabet: 'Roger' was simply the code word for R (as in 'received'), back before NATO replaced it with 'Romeo'.
Word origin
From the personal name 'Roger', used as the radio code word for the letter R (for 'received') in the pre-NATO phonetic alphabet.
Remember it
ROGER stands in for R, and R stands for Received - the whole point of the word is its first letter.
A little poem
Static, then one word crosses the dark air-
'Roger': I heard you. You are not alone.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told the pilot named Roger to confirm. He said 'Roger,' and now nobody knows if he meant yes or just answered to his name.
What it teaches
Half of good communication is the smallest signal back: a single word that says 'I heard you' changes everything.
Quick facts
What does ROGER mean?
A radio-communication signal meaning a message has been received and understood.
Is ROGER a valid word?
Yes — ROGER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ROGER?
ROGER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ROGER come from?
From the personal name 'Roger', used as the radio code word for the letter R (for 'received') in the pre-NATO phonetic alphabet.
What can ROGER teach us?
Half of good communication is the smallest signal back: a single word that says 'I heard you' changes everything.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.