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His mother was a song plugger, a singer hired to promote new music for department stores or music publishers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
Brown likely won’t bust, but it’s very possible he tops out as merely a plugger and pocket pusher.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2020
Lewis has long been a plugger but, with three goals and three assists in eight games, it’s not a stretch to think he can expand offensively under Stevens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2017
Berlin’s first paying Tin Pan Alley gig, when he was still Izzy Baline, was as a guerrilla song plugger, or “boomer,” for the Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2014
The "plugger," however, is the top used to shoot with and as a rule is the boy's choicest one.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Claude H. Miller
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