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hogger

hogger

9.9
A person who drives a train engine
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔɡər/
  • Archaic
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  • This was in 1910, and I was marked up for head-end brakeman on a freight train with "Low Water" Monaghan as hogger.

Examples

  • In our train crew, the hogger skillfully guided the engine through the mountains.

  • During the training session, the new recruit learned the essential duties of a hogger.

  • The veteran hogger shared his insights on navigating the tricky rail curves.

Synonyms

engineer
vshogger
  • US
37 2.7

A person who drives a train

is an informal slang term rather than the common regional word
railroad engineer
vshogger
  • US
1 3.4

A person who drives a train and controls its engine

is the informal North American slang rather than the neutral job name
engine driver
vshogger
  • UK
1 3.3

A person who controls a train's engine

is the informal North American slang instead of this more formal name
locomotive engineer
vshogger
  • US
4.6

A person who drives a train or locomotive

is the informal North American slang for that professional

Surface Forms

hogger singular
hoggers plural

Morphology

hogger = hog (opaque) = hog + er

The form is a regular agent noun in -er, but the railroad meaning depends on the specialized slang sense of 'hog' rather than the ordinary animal sense.

Etymology

Hogger for a train engineer probably comes from hog ('a pig' or something that eats a lot) plus -er ('one who'). One easy image is the engineer 'driving the hog', so a hogger is the person who drives the locomotive.