"hogger" meaning in English

See hogger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-hogger.ogg Forms: hoggers [plural]
Etymology: From hog + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hog|er}} hog + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} hogger (plural hoggers)
  1. One who, or that which, hogs. Translations (one who, or that which, hogs): rohmu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hogger-en-noun-wAsibRWV Disambiguation of 'one who, or that which, hogs': 93 1 1 4 1
  2. A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work. Categories (topical): Footwear
    Sense id: en-hogger-en-noun-XL0B7Szq Disambiguation of Footwear: 1 74 0 24 1
  3. (slang) A marijuana cigarette. Tags: slang Translations (slang: marijuana cigarette): marisätkä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hogger-en-noun-YNG9tHsi Disambiguation of 'slang: marijuana cigarette': 2 1 89 4 3
  4. (curling) A shot that comes to rest short of or on the far hog line and is removed from play. Categories (topical): Curling Categories (lifeform): Marijuana
    Sense id: en-hogger-en-noun-6WUhTyEc Disambiguation of Marijuana: 13 9 21 40 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 1 50 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 19 13 6 43 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 12 6 46 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 11 4 50 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 12 3 46 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 14 6 46 17 Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (rail transportation, slang) The engineer of a locomotive. Tags: slang Synonyms: hoghead Translations (engineer of a locomotive): veturinkuljettaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hogger-en-noun-KRo8ENkG Disambiguation of 'engineer of a locomotive': 0 0 1 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hogger pump, left lane hogger, right lane hogger

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        "(curling) A shot that comes to rest short of or on the far hog line and is removed from play."
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          "text": "Twenty- five demerit marks would make most hoggers sit up and take notice ; but not Jones.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1949, Railroad Magazine - Volumes 48-49, page 90:",
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        },
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          "ref": "1959, George S. Amsbary, Rolling Wheels:",
          "text": "\"Go ahead and laugh,\" snapped the conductor. \"But I'll bet this kid will be bossin' a Monarch, maybe even No. 23, long before you get to be hogger of a yardgoat!\"",
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          "ref": "2010, Theodore Kornweibel, Railroads in the African American Experience: A Photographic Journey:",
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          "ref": "1949, Railroad Magazine - Volumes 48-49, page 90:",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1959, George S. Amsbary, Rolling Wheels:",
          "text": "\"Go ahead and laugh,\" snapped the conductor. \"But I'll bet this kid will be bossin' a Monarch, maybe even No. 23, long before you get to be hogger of a yardgoat!\"",
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