plugger

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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

Clifford is usually a plugger from the Darryl Sutter era but he does have his moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2018

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

Still another suggested method: Roll a piece of foil into a loose ball, place it in the cavity, and pass a wedge-shaped plugger into its center.

From Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth by Ambler, Henry Lovejoy