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slam⋅mer

  [slam-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that slams.
2. Usually, the slammer. Also called the slam. Slang. a prison.
Origin:
1955–60; slam 1 + -er 1
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slam·mer   (slām'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that slams: a slammer of doors.
  2. Slang A jail.

[From slam1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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