Roger vs Christopher - What's the difference?
roger | christopher |
(radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
To have sexual intercourse.
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* 1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew : Induction, Scene II:
* 1934 , The Nine Tailors :
As proper nouns the difference between roger and christopher
is that roger is while christopher is .roger
English
Etymology 1
From (Roger), used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in (received), used to acknowledge understanding a message.Interjection
(en interjection)- Roger , sir.
Synonyms
* roger thatSee also
* ack * over * over and out * wilcoEtymology 2
Possibly from Old German Hrotger via (etyl) roger.Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* rogeringchristopher
English
(wikipedia Christopher)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Am not I Christopher Sly, old Sly's son, of Burtonheath; by birth a pedlar, by education a card-maker, by transmutation a bear-herd, and now by present profession a tinker?
- - - - a baby, which also happened to fall due, was baptized "Paul" ( for the church ) "Christopher'" ( because St. ' Christopher had to do with rivers and ferries ), the Rector strenuously resisting the parents' desire to call it "Van Weyden Flood".