slogger
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/
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Etymology 1
Noun
slogger (plural sloggers)
- (cricket) A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.
- (colloquial) One who hits hard; a slugger.
- 1857, [Thomas Hughes], Tom Brown’s School Days. , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC:
- 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
Derived terms
Etymology 2
According to Hotten: from slow-goer.
Noun
slogger (plural sloggers)
- (UK, Cambridge University slang) An inferior racing boat.
- Coordinate term: torpid
References
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary