"slugger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈslʌɡɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slugger.wav [US] Forms: sluggers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From slug + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|slug|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From slug + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} slugger (plural sluggers)
  1. (boxing) A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.
    Sense id: en-slugger-en-noun-pR01mG4h Categories (other): Boxing Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (baseball) A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.
    Sense id: en-slugger-en-noun-YbBP6E0y Categories (other): Baseball, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 25 60 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 25 58 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 25 58 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 60 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 65 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 27 58 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 58 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 52 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 68 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 24 55 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 58 20 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (informal) Buddy, dude, champ. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-slugger-en-noun-MfALB~-h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circuit slugger

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /esˈlaɡeɾ/, [esˈla.ɣ̞eɾ] Forms: sluggers [plural], slugger [plural]
Rhymes: -aɡeɾ Head templates: {{es-noun|m|#s,#}} slugger m (plural sluggers or slugger)
  1. (baseball) slugger Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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              23,
              30
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          "text": "That will bring up the slugger, Jones.",
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        "A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits."
      ],
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        "(baseball) A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits."
      ],
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        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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              17,
              24
            ]
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          "text": "Good to see you, slugger!",
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        "Buddy, dude, champ."
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        [
          "dude",
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      ],
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        "(informal) Buddy, dude, champ."
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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        "(informal) Buddy, dude, champ."
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