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draggers

draggers is the plural of dragger.

Meaning of dragger

Noun

dragger (plural draggers)

  1. Something that drags.
  2. A trawler.
  3. One who takes part in drag racing.
    • On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […]1962, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 235, page 10
    Synonyms:
    dragster
  4. A vehicle used in drag racing.
    • So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers."1967, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings, volume 8, page 4149
    Synonyms:
    dragster
  5. (slang) A car thief.
    • Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime?, page 92

Phrases with draggers

Questions about draggers

What is draggers the plural of?
Draggers is the plural of dragger.

Words near draggers in the dictionary

  1. dragged through the garden
  2. dragged through the mud
  3. dragged up
  4. dragger
  5. dragger-down
  6. draggers
  7. draggers-down
  8. dragges
  9. draggest
  10. draggeth
  11. draggie

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