"slammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-slammer.ogg [Australia] Forms: slammers [plural]
Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ) Etymology: slam + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slam|er}} slam + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} slammer (plural slammers)
  1. One who, or that which, slams. Categories (topical): Cocktails, Prison
    Sense id: en-slammer-en-noun-aRjkS7YC Disambiguation of Cocktails: 12 1 16 21 21 15 14 Disambiguation of Prison: 13 19 9 19 20 8 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 0 10 26 30 10 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 2 12 22 21 11 18
  2. (slang, usually "the slammer") jail, prison. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-slammer-en-noun-5JVBb9CG Disambiguation of Prison: 13 19 9 19 20 8 13
  3. A tequila cocktail that is slammed onto a surface to induce fizzing. Categories (topical): Cocktails
    Sense id: en-slammer-en-noun-tU2dn3v4 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 12 1 16 21 21 15 14 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 2 12 22 21 11 18
  4. One who takes part in slam-dance. Categories (topical): Cocktails, Prison
    Sense id: en-slammer-en-noun-q761D03r Disambiguation of Cocktails: 12 1 16 21 21 15 14 Disambiguation of Prison: 13 19 9 19 20 8 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 0 10 26 30 10 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 2 12 22 21 11 18
  5. One who competes in a poetry slam. Categories (topical): Cocktails, Prison Translations (one who competes in a poetry slam): slammer (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-slammer-en-noun-HaWGlhD9 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 12 1 16 21 21 15 14 Disambiguation of Prison: 13 19 9 19 20 8 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 0 10 26 30 10 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 2 12 22 21 11 18 Disambiguation of 'one who competes in a poetry slam': 11 0 2 13 68 4 3
  6. In the game of Pogs, the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters. Categories (topical): Cocktails
    Sense id: en-slammer-en-noun-mgf-zoLe Disambiguation of Cocktails: 12 1 16 21 21 15 14 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 2 12 22 21 11 18
  7. (UK, slang) A slam-door train. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Cocktails, Prison
    Sense id: en-slammer-en-noun-1137ucBM Disambiguation of Cocktails: 12 1 16 21 21 15 14 Disambiguation of Prison: 13 19 9 19 20 8 13 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 0 10 26 30 10 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 2 12 22 21 11 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Alabama slammer, tequila slammer

Inflected forms

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