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lugger

noun

Meaning

  1. That which lugs in either literal or figurative senses.
  2. One who lugs, especially one whose job entails pulling or moving heavy objects.
  3. A conman.
  4. A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
  5. A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails.
  6. An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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