Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which plugs; specifically, a dentists' instrument, of various forms, for driving and packing a filling material into a hole in a carious tooth. See dental hammer, under hammer.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, plugs.

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  • noun One who, or that which, plugs.
  • noun A dental instrument used to insert fillings.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who is an active supporter and advocate

Etymologies

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plug +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Poutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds on top (a real vein plugger!).

    Obama calls a corpsman a "corpseman" 2010

  • Poutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds on top (a real vein plugger!).

    Obama calls a corpsman a "corpseman" 2010

  • When I was a tanker, we didn't have things like FBCB2 and a plugger was a luxury.

    StrategyPage.com 2009

  • I guess the only thing separating me from being a plugger is the fact that none of my employers 'names ever contained the syllable' mart '.

    Blogtimore, Hon 2008

  • The "plugger," however, is the top used to shoot with and as a rule is the boy's choicest one.

    Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller

  • Now, I'm not a big "plugger" and I'm definitely not someone who is generally interested in fields like communications, but the program here is so cool that I just feel the need to share.

    Jewlicious 2010

  • •RB: Sammy Morris, N.E. Old plugger overcame injuries and helped the Patriots 'ground game do the same; Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac.

    Annual All-Joe team: Honoring those who won little acclaim 2009

  • On this front her TV plugger – Craig McNeil from Beggars – has played something of a blinder.

    How Adele conquered the world 2011

  • He infiltrated the pop music world with the aid of his brother, who was a professional song plugger and worked as a delivery boy for a music publisher.

    Smiling With Song Will Friedwald 2011

  • He's strong and chiseled but doesn't have the raw size to necessarily be an NFL run-plugger.

    Arizona - Team Notes 2010

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