Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🤝 Charity fundraiser 🍺 Fast drinker 🚜 Noisy machine
chugger

chugger

8.1
A slow machine or vehicle that makes a repeated heavy sound when it moves
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃʌɡər/
translation icon : máquina ruidosa
  • The old chugger slowly made its way up the hill.

Examples

  • We could hear the chugger coming down the road long before we saw it.

  • Despite its age, the little chugger still gets the job done on the farm.

  • The old chugger finally made it up the hill after several noisy attempts.

  • Can you hear that chugger in the distance?

  • The old chugger struggled to climb the steep hill, releasing its familiar sounds as it moved.

  • As we waited for the train, we could hear the distant chugger approaching with its rhythmic noise.

  • The classic chugger chugged along the tracks, creating a nostalgic atmosphere for the passengers.

Antonyms

speedster
16 4.1

A person, animal, or vehicle that moves very fast

racer
13 2.8

A fast car built specially to compete on a track

Compounds

real chugger
  • UK
8.2

A person who keeps working hard even when things are difficult

Surface Forms

chugger singular
chuggers plural

Morphology

chugger = chug (transparent) = chug + er

The noun is formed regularly from 'chug' and means something that chugs, so the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Chugger for a slow, noisy engine comes from the verb chug, which copies the heavy 'chug-chug' sound the machine makes. So a chugger is an engine or vehicle that moves slowly while making regular chugging noises.