Definition of Plugger

1. Noun. Someone who is an active supporter and advocate.

Exact synonyms: Booster, Promoter
Generic synonyms: Adman, Advertiser, Advertizer
Specialized synonyms: Barker
Derivative terms: Boost, Plug, Promote

Definition of Plugger

1. n. One who, or that which, plugs.

Definition of Plugger

1. Noun. One who, or that which, plugs. ¹

2. Noun. A dental instrument used to insert fillings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plugger

1. one that plugs [n -S] - See also: plugs

Medical Definition of Plugger

1. A dental instrument used for condensing gold (foil), amalgam, or any plastic material in a cavity, and which is operated by hand or by mechanical means. Synonym: packer, plugging instrument. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plugger

plug nickel
plug out
plug the runner
plug up
plugback
plugbacks
plugboard
plugboards
plugfest
plugfests
pluggable
plugged
plugged-in
plugged in
plugged nickel
plugger (current term)
pluggers
plugging
plugging in
plugging instrument
pluggings
plughole
plugholes
plugin
plugins
plugless
pluglike
plugola
plugolas
plugs

Literary usage of Plugger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dominion Dental Journal (1905)
"Dr. Guilford said that the small size of the round plugger point enabled him to ... I require a flat-faced plugger. I teach my students that the inherent ..."

2. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1921)
"With long, small-pointed pliers I close the open tube on the left molar, bending up the ends and corners with foot plugger in the automatic mallet (Fig. ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on Operative Dentistry by Jonathan Taft (1877)
"AUTOMATIC plugger FOR ENGINE.—This instrument is the invention of Dr. TL Buckingham, and, as the caption indicates, is operated by the dental engine. ..."

4. The Practical Dentist (1890)
"A GOOD plugger. This simple and efficient instrument can be made by any dentist in six hours, and the whole cost need not exceed one dollar. ..."

5. Crown and Bridge-work for Students and Practitioners by Frederic Austin Peeso (1916)
"This is attached to the end of the plugger, and is then dipped in eucalyptus ... The plugger is then loosened by rotating, after which the canal is washed ..."

6. The Missouri Dental Journal (1869)
"The very small size answers wherever the round pointed plugger is required. The foot should in some cases be very short. The tor. should be rounded, ..."

7. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1892)
"The apparatus consists of two pieces : a plugger, represented by figure i, ... The plugger is made from a metal tube about six inches long, ..."

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