buttocker

noun — 2 senses

buttocker

noun

Etymology From buttock + -er.

1

Business, Mining Historical A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.

2

Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War, Wrestling One who uses the cross-buttock throw.

  • It is a chip, however, always fraught with peril, as the slack hold of the buttocker, if he misses his aim, enables his opponent to gain a firmer grip, which he is certain to make the best use of in the commanding position in which he finds himself.1889, Walter Armstrong, Wrestling, page 199:

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