plugger

Example Sentences

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His mother was a song plugger, a singer hired to promote new music for department stores or music publishers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021

Brown likely won’t bust, but it’s very possible he tops out as merely a plugger and pocket pusher.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2020

Although he’s a fourth-line plugger and hardly a household name, Noesen is a story of resolve and patience, starting with torn knee ligaments in his second game that almost washed out his first professional season.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2016

It was fitting that the Devils’ first victory of the season — and the first N.H.L. victory for their new coach, John Hynes — was decided by a plugger.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2015

If in spinning in the center ring the plugger jostles out a top or tops, it counts as a hit, and the player is entitled to another "try."

From Healthful Sports for Boys by Rochefort, Alfred