sandbagger

noun

sand·​bag·​ger

"+ə(r)

1

a

: one who uses a sandbag

especially : a robber who stuns victims with a sandbag

b

: one who uses tactics resembling those of a sandbagger

been one of the best … sandbaggers, persuading employers to come through with jobs

—C. H. Upton

2

: a light-draft sailboat with sandbags for ballast

3

: one that sandbags in poker

Word History

Etymology

sandbag entry 1 + -er

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Rhymes for sandbagger

• agger
• bagger
• dagger
• stagger
• swagger