slogger
nounEtymology According to Hotten: from slow-goer.
1
UK An inferior racing boat.
Cambridge University slang
slogger
noun/ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/
Etymology From slog + -er.
1
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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:
- Derived terms
- footslogger, mud slogger