clogger

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Meaning · English

A physically aggressive player.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

The sport has always been tough, of course; but [Fifa] became concerned that the pre-eminent teams were those that employed particularly physical players, whose specialty was intimidation. This had commercial implications, though they were never spelled out: if the finesse players were succumbing to

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “clogger” mean?

A physically aggressive player.

Is “clogger” formal or informal?

clogger is generally slang.