plugger

[ pluhg-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that plugs.
2. any of various machines or tools that insert, remove, or manipulate plugs or pluglike materials, as a dental instrument used to pack and mold the filling in a tooth cavity.

Example Sentences

The cop drama “Confidential Informant” is one of those plugger genre pictures that puts a big star on its poster — Mel Gibson, in this case — although the actor only appears in a handful of scenes.

From Los Angeles Times

Here spoke the trainer, longtime Kentuckian plugger Eric Reed, training since 1983: “I saw him at the head of the stretch when he cut in, and then I passed out. I don’t remember what happened after that.”

From Washington Post

His mother, Peggy, was a song plugger.

From New York Times

His mother was a song plugger.

From Washington Post

His mother was a song plugger, a singer hired to promote new music for department stores or music publishers.

From Seattle Times