Slammer
['slæmə] or ['slæmɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a person who closes things violently; 'she's a dramatic slammer of doors'.
Edited by Denny--From WordNet
Examples
- Doctor Slammer--Doctor Slammer of the 97th rejected! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Doctor Slammer and his friends repaired to the barracks, and Mr. Winkle, accompanied by Mr. Snodgrass, returned to their inn. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Doctor Slammer was paralysed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It will give me great pleasure, I am sure,' replied Doctor Slammer, little suspecting who Mr. Tupman was. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You will not be surprised, sir, when I inform you that I have called here this morning on behalf of my friend, Doctor Slammer, of the 97th. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Then, that,' said the man with the camp-stool, 'is an affront to Doctor Slammer, and a sufficient reason for proceeding immediately. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The officer crossed to Doctor Slammer, and Mr. Snodgrass went up to Mr. Winkle. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He, Doctor Slammer, of the 97th, to be extinguished in a moment, by a man whom nobody had ever seen before, and whom nobody knew even now! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Doctor Slammer's friend bowed, and produced a case similar to that which Mr. Snodgrass carried. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Doctor Slammer. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I do, indeed,' replied Doctor Slammer. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You cannot proceed in this affair, Slammer--impossible! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Doctor Slammer! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Edited by Griffith