slagger
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈslæɡ.ɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈslæɡ.ə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
One who slags.
- Examples
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The proper response to slagging is to laugh at oneself while “getting back” at one′s slagger.
One who works with slag.
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More examples (1)
Miravich closes his eyes and remembers his days as a slagger. When a mold is full, a slagger moves in with his tool, a technological marvel othereise known as a board slightly larger than a two-by-four. He leans out over the track and skims slag off the top of the boiling steel, risking what is called “catching a flyer,” which occurs when hot metal explodes out of the mold, spraying everyone in the vicinity.
Word forms
slaggers