dragger

English edit

drag +‎ -er

dragger (plural draggers)

Something that drags.
(nautical) A trawler.
One who takes part in drag racing.
Synonym: dragster
- 1962, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 235, page 10:
  On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […]
- 2016, Scotty Gosson, Lost Drag Strips II: More Ghosts of Quarter-Miles Past, page 63:
  In 1960, Honolulu motorcycle racer (and Street Roadster dragger) Danny Ongais stepped up to the dragster ranks […]
A vehicle used in drag racing.
Synonym: dragster
- 1967, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings, volume 8, page 4149:
  So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers."
(slang) A car thief.
- 1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime?, page 92:
  Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]
- 2020, Noel 'Razor' Smith, The Dirty Dozen:
  [A]t least, there were no dodgy whispers about him and that was a big plus in the tight-knit community of blaggers, draggers and carpet baggers of this corner of north-West London.
  Sean was pretty pissed off that the car they had meant to use for that day's robbery was an old rust-bucket Volkswagen Golf.

something that drags

nautical: trawler — see trawler

one who takes part in drag racing

vehicle used in drag racing — see dragster