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slanger

noun

Etymology

From slang + -er, from sling.

  1. suffixed as slanger — “slang + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who speaks or writes slang.

  2. A drug dealer, especially one working as part of a network of criminals.

    • The dope slangers, the gang bangers, the street corner hangers are all a part of the village.
    • Further, many of these veteranos had earned their spurs, so to speak, and were respected and looked up to as male role models, even though they no longer were active bangers or slangers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA