gouger
Britishnoun
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a person or tool that gouges
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dialect a low-class city lout
Example Sentences
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Michael Volkov, whose Washington, D.C.-based law firm’s specialties include corporate compliance, said he expected more aggressive gouger pursuit by all levels of government.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2020
Working with machinists in Pittsburgh, Driscoll was able to replicate the blade’s curves, based on a photograph his teacher took in 1965, and incorporated them into his own patented gouger.
From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2015
With Hurley and Adio dropping some serious bucks on their goofy-footed gouger, it�s no wonder.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, for the first time in 20 months, the law closed in on a gouger.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is never a nickel that gets by that old gouger.
From Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman by Sampson, Emma Speed
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