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sluggers

  • plural
    of slugger.
    slugger
    noun
    a person who strikes hard, especially a boxer noted for the ability to deliver hard punches.

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This season, out of nowhere, he’s turned into one of the game’s top sluggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

The Italians greeted their sluggers with an Armani jacket and a shot of dugout espresso.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Four years from now, here’s hoping a new crop of American sluggers remember to get a little goofy with it.

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026

Chicago started left-hander reliever Drew Pomeranz as the clubs hoped to subdue sluggers who had combined for a one-series MLB playoff record 21 first-inning runs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025

But the sluggers didn’t hear me or didn’t care.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson