Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. a peeping tom who spies on couples in ‘lovers’ lanes’ and similar places.

2002		‘Melanie’ at www.young-uk-swingers.com 🌐 If anyone knows of any lovers lanes, woods, car parks, etc that are used by doggers, would you let me know please, so I can spread the word and help the area get more visitors.
2002		Swingers & Doggers 🌐 UK doggers guide, we’ve got dogging locations from all over britain.
2005		Guardian 22 July 9: Officers in Dorset are trying to blend in with naturists at Studland Beach to try to catch so-called ‘doggers’.
2024		J. Meades Empty Wigs (t/s) 759: [T]here’s a joke sign on a gate Beware of the Dogger - so sordido.

2. one who has sex with strangers in public spaces, often in or outside parked cars.

2024

J. Meades Empty Wigs (t/s) 112: Full on dogging. And how! Dogging by night, naturally. In the headlights. [...] Passive doggers, active doggers. On the bonnet doggers. Car roofs some of them.