knuckle dragger
A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.
Mickey was wide receiver on the St. Rita Football Team in 2007—a big strapping, robust south side knuckle dragger and chick magnet.
dragger
noun 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
injured
DRAGGER + NOUN
danny, ongais
ADV.
fatally
Definitions
noun
1
Something that drags.
2
A trawler.
3
One who takes part in drag racing.
On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […]
In 1960, Honolulu motorcycle racer (and Street Roadster dragger) Danny Ongais stepped up to the dragster ranks […]
4
A vehicle used in drag racing.
So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers."
5
A car thief.
Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]
[A]t least, there were no dodgy whispers about him and that was a big plus in the tight-knit community of blaggers, draggers and carpet baggers of this corner of north-West London. Sean was pretty pissed off that the car they had meant to use for that day's robbery was an old rust-bucket Volkswagen Golf.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fis
- trawler
noun — someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move some
- puller
- tugger
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […]
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In 1960, Honolulu motorcycle racer (and Street Roadster dragger) Danny Ongais stepped up to the dragster ranks […]
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So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers."
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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