dragger
/ˈdɹæɡɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A trawler.
noun
One who takes part in drag racing.
noun
A vehicle used in drag racing.
Example Sentences
- "On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […]"
- "In 1960, Honolulu motorcycle racer (and Street Roadster dragger) Danny Ongais stepped up to the dragster ranks […]"
- "So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers.""
- "Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]"
- "[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."
Etymology
From drag + -er.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɹæɡɚ/