English Dictionary

lugger

名詞

オーストラリア英語 アメリカ英語 俗語

That which lugs in either literal or figurative senses. / One who lugs, especially one whose job entails pulling or moving heavy objects. / (slang, Australia, US) A conman.

日本語の意味

重い物を引っ張ったり運搬したりする物（またはその働きをするもの） / 重い物を引っ張ったり運搬したりする職務の人 / （オーストラリア、米国のスラングで）詐欺師

The old lugger struggled up the steep hill, its creaky wheels groaning under the weight of the crates.

古い荷車は箱の重さで軋みながら、急な丘を必死に登った。

意味（1）

That which lugs in either literal or figurative senses.

The horse was a lugger – lugging into the rail all the time. I had to fight hard to keep him running straight

意味（2）

One who lugs, especially one whose job entails pulling or moving heavy objects.

Robert Taillon, a lugger at Rapid, testified that in December 1997, Carlos Diaz and Michel Labrosse began to train Rene Delage as a lugger for the large transformers.

意味（3）

(slang, Australia, US) A conman.

意味（4）

A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

An estimated 50 luggers were employed to bring gamblers to Reading.

luggers （ plural ）