"highballer" meaning in All languages combined

See highballer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: highballers [plural]
Etymology: From highball + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|highball|er}} highball + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} highballer (plural highballers)
  1. Synonym of highball glass, a tall glass tumbler used for serving highballs. Categories (topical): Vessels Synonyms: highball glass [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-highballer-en-noun-57SIgvfu Disambiguation of Vessels: 86 14 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (slang) A logger who works very hard or very fast. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-highballer-en-noun-HNebWYyL

Inflected forms

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