chugger

American  

[chuhg-er] / ˈtʃʌg ər /

noun

Angling.

1. a type of plug that rests on the surface of the water and makes a popping sound when retrieved.

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chugger British  

/ ˈtʃʌɡə /

noun

1. informal  a charity worker who approaches people in the street to ask for financial support for the charity, esp regular support by direct debit

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Etymology

Origin of chugger

Scottish chug to tug + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Remember your old college buddy, the one everybody called Chugger?

From Salon

They’ll celebrate the “Popcorn Guy” and the “Fireball Chugger.”

From Washington Times

It is not listed in any edition of the definitive reference book on the subject, The Complete Book of Drinking Games, published in 1984 by “Chugger Downs” and “E.Z. Buz,” both of whom presumably make appearances in Kavanaugh’s calendar.

From Slate

Yes, if you want us to be brutal we’ll confess – when it comes to sex – we’d rather pull the balaclava off an actual mugger than the bib and clipboard off a chugger.

From The Guardian

But acknowledged he was a “pretty good beer chugger back in the day.”

From Seattle Times