📢 A promoter 💪 A hard worker

plugger

1 7.8

A person who actively promotes a cause or idea

noun
/ˈplʌɡər/

: promotor

Known as a passionate plugger, he worked hard to support the community theater with his fundraising efforts.
a song plugger

Examples

Yes, a troublemaker, an instigator, a picket-plugger, yes, you are.

The Bellboy (1960)
Arlene's father, Artie Flinn, had been the chief plugger for the Albany baseball pool, which Patsy ran.

Fiction book (2002)
plugger, she tirelessly promoted local artists at every event in town.
plugger utilized social media to boost the band's visibility and reach.

Synonyms

supporter

vsplugger

817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

is more actively promotional, enthusiastic, and persistently backing rather than passive support

proponent

vsplugger

104 5.2

A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause

is more actively promotional and persistent rather than mainly formal advocacy

booster

vsplugger

37 3.2

A person who supports and promotes a team, player, or cause

is more enthusiastic and persistent in supporting and promoting

promoter

vsplugger

31 4.2

A person who supports and encourages a cause or idea

shows stronger enthusiasm and longer persistence when promoting things

evangelist

vsplugger

Jargon

9 5.7

A person who strongly promotes a product or idea so other people will accept it

is less tied to business or technology and more broadly persistent

endorser

vsplugger

3 4.4

A person who publicly supports someone or something

is more actively and persistently promoting rather than merely giving approval

evangelizer

vsplugger

1 7.1

A person who strongly promotes a product, idea, or cause

is more generally enthusiastic and persistent across contexts

drumbeater

vsplugger

8.3

A person who strongly supports a cause and tries to persuade others

focuses on steady persistence instead of being aggressive

spruik

vsplugger

Australian

9.9

A person who loudly promotes goods or events to attract people

is more persistent and supportive rather than loud public advertising

advocator

vsplugger

Archaic

6.8

A person who supports and speaks for a cause

is more consistently enthusiastic and persistent than one who only argues

espouser

vsplugger

Formal

7.8

A person who supports and promotes an idea or cause

is more active in promotion with steady enthusiasm and persistence

promotor

vsplugger

5.3

Someone who encourages and helps an idea or project grow

is more about active, enthusiastic promotion and persistent backing

Antonyms

critic

314 3.2

A person who gives opinions about art, books, films, or music, often as a job

opponent

3.4

On the other side in a fight, game, or argument

How Supportive

backer

73 3.0

plugger

1 7.8

advocate

282 4.1

promoter

31 4.2

supporter

817 1.0

Surface Forms

plugger singular

pluggers plural

Morphology

plugger = plug (semi-transparent) = plug + er

Formed by the agentive suffix '-er' attached to 'plug'; the promotional sense is informal and may not be obvious to learners familiar only with 'plug' as an electrical or stopper noun.

Etymology

The word plugger comes from the common word plug, which can mean to 'promote' something, like a short mention or an ad. So a plugger is someone who keeps pushing and supporting a person, product, or idea.