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slogger

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slogger

a person who does very hard or dull work nothing but respect for the sloggers who work in the basement archives Synonyms of slogger dogsbody [chiefly British], drone, drudge, drudger, fag, foot soldier, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slavey, slave, toiler, workerWords Related to slogger workhorse; coolie, serfNear Antonyms of slogger goldbrick, shirker; drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

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