: one that strikes hard or with heavy blows: such as
a
: a prizefighter who punches hard but has usually little defensive skill
b
: a hard-hitting batter in baseball
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The slugger is one of six Dodgers who have played on all three of the Dodgers' championship teams of the 2020s.
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Albert Pujols, the likely Hall of Famer, had struck up a friendship with Smith during the slugger’s cameo with the Dodgers in 2021.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Bichette, the son of former Colorado Rockies slugger Dante Bichette, came into the game 6-for-19 with a .319 batting average and three RBI.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Beauregard was the hitting coach during a blossoming of three young Tigers sluggers — Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter — in his tenure since November 2022.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Albert Pujols, the likely Hall of Famer, had struck up a friendship with Smith during the slugger’s cameo with the Dodgers in 2021.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Bichette, the son of former Colorado Rockies slugger Dante Bichette, came into the game 6-for-19 with a .319 batting average and three RBI.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Beauregard was the hitting coach during a blossoming of three young Tigers sluggers — Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter — in his tenure since November 2022.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slugger
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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