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slogger

/ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/

slogger noun: a cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.

Noun (1)

slogger (plural sloggers)

  1. A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.
  2. (colloquial) One who hits hard; a slugger.
    • Tom felt the wisdom of the counsel, and saw already that he couldn't go in and finish the Slogger off at mere hammer and tongs, so changed his tactics completely in the third round. He now fights cautious1857, [Thomas Hughes], Tom Brown’s School Days. […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC

Noun (2)

slogger (plural sloggers)

  1. (UK, Cambridge University slang) An inferior racing boat.

Forms of slogger

pluralsloggers

Origin of slogger

From slog + -er.

According to Hotten: from slow-goer.

Words formed from slogger

Words that rhyme with slogger

Questions about slogger

What does slogger mean?
Slogger means a cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.
What part of speech is slogger?
Slogger is a noun.
How do you pronounce slogger?
Slogger is pronounced /ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of slogger?
The plural of slogger is sloggers.

Words near slogger in the dictionary

  1. slogfest
  2. slogfests
  3. slogged
  4. slogged away
  5. slogged one's guts out
  6. slogger
  7. sloggers
  8. slogginess
  9. slogging
  10. slogging away
  11. slogging one's guts out

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