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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

drudge, drudger, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slave, slavey, toiler, worker

Words Related to slogger

Near Antonyms of slogger

drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

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