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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Plugger

Plugger \Plug"ger\, n. One who, or that which, plugs.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
plugger

1867, agent noun from plug (v.).

Wiktionary
plugger

n. 1 One who, or that which, plugs. 2 A dental instrument used to insert fillings.

WordNet
plugger

n. someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: promoter, booster]

Wikipedia
Plugger

Plugger may refer to:

  • Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR), a US military handheld GPS system colloquially known as the "plugger"
  • Flip-flops, a type of footwear similar to sandals but without securing the ankles
  • Tony Lockett, a former Australian rules footballer
  • Song plugger, a musician employed by a music publisher to promote their songs

Usage examples of "plugger".

It was Plugger Arnold, a seasoned soldier of twenty, big-boned, a son of the village blacksmith.

He did not finish the sentence because Plugger hit him, a rolling blow that caught the side of his jaw as he ducked and struck back.

Tucky Nunn roared with laughter, in spite of the bruise darkening on his jaw where Plugger had caught him.

There was considerable grumbling, but Tucky took off the right boot and passed it over, reaching for one of the worn boots where Plugger had been sitting.

One of them was Plugger Arnold, but it was only a flesh wound in the thigh.

Joseph tied the bandage tight and then hoisted Plugger on to his back, his muscles screaming in protest.

Old Grayle let me use his machine when I was at the museum, the old plugger he has in his desk.

Hauled up beside the pier were some squatty cabin cruisers of the stocky, plugger type used by fishermen and these were undergoing a paint treatment too.

Behind them were just the water wagons and baggage train, protected by a screen of pluggers and some units of Talion cavalry, ready to repel any marauders.

I did not say that I was one of the many pluggers of the hungry hole of the Empress Theodora, five centuries previously.