What does "lugger" mean?
That which lugs in either literal or figurative senses.
Lugger
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: That which lugs in either literal or figurative senses.
- Grammar: lugger is listed as noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: galleon, junk, sailing vessel, vessel.
- Usage evidence: The horse was a lugger – lugging into the rail all the time. I had to fight hard to keep him running straight
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 That which lugs in either literal or figurative senses.
"The horse was a lugger – lugging into the rail all the time. I had to fight hard to keep him running straight"
- 2 A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails.
"pearling lugger"
- 3 An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon.
"Falconry is a difficult art to master, some species more so than others. Sakers and Luggers are known to be problematic, and easy to lose, or to lose patience with."
- 4 small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails wordnet
- 5 One who lugs, especially one whose job entails pulling or moving heavy objects.
"Robert Taillon, a lugger at Rapid, testified that in December 1997, Carlos Diaz and Michel Labrosse began to train Rene Delage as a lugger for the large transformers."
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- 6 A conman. Australia, US, slang
- 7 A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
"An estimated 50 luggers were employed to bring gamblers to Reading."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The horse was a lugger – lugging into the rail all the time. I had to fight hard to keep him running straight"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "lugger"?
Common synonyms include: galleon, junk, sailing vessel, vessel, yacht.
How do you use "lugger" in a sentence?
The horse was a lugger – lugging into the rail all the time. I had to fight hard to keep him running straight
Etymology
Etymology 1
From lug + -er. Attested since the early 17th century.
Etymology 2
Likely from lugsail, but compare also Middle Dutch luggen (“to fish with a dragnet”).
Etymology 3
Variant of laggar falcon, from Hindi लग्गर (laggar).