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slugger
[ sluhg-er ]
noun
- a person who strikes hard, especially a boxer noted for the ability to deliver hard punches.
- Baseball. a player who frequently gets extra-base hits; a strong hitter.
slugger
/ ˈslʌɡə /
noun
- (esp in boxing, baseball, etc) a person who strikes hard
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She takes a golf club, the country club equivalent of a Louisville slugger, and attacks his car.
Context: The Yankees slugger was speaking of his ex-wife, Marilyn Monroe.
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz clobbered the ball this October.
“It was named for Reggie Jackson”—the famed 1970s-era Yankee slugger.
Possibly he had gone a round or two with some second rate slugger some time in his life.
"Kennedy's ball," came the sharp cry of Slugger Jones, the umpire.
Even under those circumstances he began as if he meant to pass this dangerous slugger.
I accompanied the leader, a fellow called the "slugger," and reached the alley about eleven o'clock.
Leete, their chief slugger, was utterly bewildered by Joes offerings and struck out among the jeers of the Giant fans.
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