slogger

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/ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/

noun

A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.

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Meanings

slogger1

nounslogger (plural sloggers)

plural sloggers

  1. ball gamesA cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.
  2. colloquialOne 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 cautious

    1857, [Thomas Hughes], Tom Brown’s School Days. […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC

slogger2

nounslogger (plural sloggers)

plural sloggers

  1. UKCambridge University slangAn inferior racing boat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner

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pedestrianwalkerfooter

nounsomeone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

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plodder
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hackdrudgehacker

nouna boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches

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slugger
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boxerpugilist
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ploddersluggertrudger

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

slogger · noun

From slog + -er.

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slogger · noun

According to Hotten: from slow-goer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with slogger

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Cite this entry
APA

slogger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slogger

MLA

“slogger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slogger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slogger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slogger.

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