dragger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɹæɡɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From drag + -er.
Meanings
- Something that drags.
- A trawler.
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One who takes part in drag racing.
In 1960, Honolulu motorcycle racer (and Street Roadster dragger) Danny Ongais stepped up to the dragster ranks […]
2016, Scotty Gosson, Lost Drag Strips II: More Ghosts of Quarter-Miles Past, page 63:On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […]
1962, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 235, page 10:
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A vehicle used in drag racing.
So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers."
1967, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings, volume 8, page 4149:
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(slang) A car thief.
[A]t least, there were no dodgy whispers about him and that was a big plus in the tight-knit community of blaggers, draggers and carpet baggers of this corner of north-West London. Sean was pretty pissed off that the car they had meant to use for that day's robbery was an old rust-bucket Volkswagen Golf.
2020, Noel 'Razor' Smith, The Dirty Dozen:Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]
1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime?, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| draggers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tail dragger · dragger-down · footdragger · foot-dragger · knuckle dragger · taildragger · van-dragger · heel-dragger · knuckle-dragger
Synonyms
Translations (3)
fi drag race-kuljettaja (one who takes part in drag racing) · fi vedin (something that drags) · fi vetolaite (something that drags)