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Definition of Slammer
1. Noun. A person who closes things violently. "She's a dramatic slammer of doors"
2. Noun. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
Specialized synonyms: Bastille, Holding Cell, Hoosegow, Hoosgow, House Of Correction, Lockup, Workhouse
Generic synonyms: Correctional Institution
Derivative terms: Gaol, Jail
Definition of Slammer
1. Noun. One who, or that which, slams. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) Jail, prison. ¹
3. Noun. A tequila cocktail. ¹
4. Noun. One who takes part in slam-dance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slammer
1. a jail [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slammer
Literary usage of Slammer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dickens Dictionary: A Key to the Characters and Principal Incidents in by Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1900)
"Doctor slammer was paralyzed. He, Doctor slammer of the Ninety-seventh, to be
extinguished in a moment by a man whom nobody had ever seen before, ..."
2. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1892)
"Dr. slammer was paralyzed. He to be extinguished in a moment by a fellow whom
... Doctor slammer looked unutterable ferocity as he fixed his hat on his head ..."
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