Synonyms for slammer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : slam-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈslæm ər |
Top 10 synonyms for slammer Other synonyms for the word slammer
- access
- aperture
- barrier
- bastille
- big cage
- big house
- big school
- black hole
- brig
- bullpen
- cage
- calaboose
- camp
- campus
- can
- city hotel
- clink
- college
- concentration camp
- conduit
- cooler
- coop
- corral
- correctional institution
- detention camp
- detention facility
- dungeon
- egress
- entry
- entryway
- fence
- G
- gateway
- guardhouse
- hatch
- hatchway
- hoosegow
- house of correction
- house of detention
- icebox
- ingress
- inside
- issue
- jailhouse
- joint
- keep
- labor camp
- lock
- military prison
- opening
- passage
- pen
- penal colony
- penal institution
- pokey
- port
- portal
- portcullis
- postern
- pound
- POW camp
- prison
- prison camp
- prisoner-of-war camp
- protection
- rack
- reformatory
- revolving door
- slammer
- solitary
- statesville
- stir
- stockade
- sty
- tank
- the river
- turnstile
- up the river
- way
- weir
Définition of slammer
Origin :- "jail, prison," 1952, perhaps from earlier U.S. slang sense of "door" (by 1943), agent noun from slam (v.). As "one who slams," from 1892.
- As in jail : noun place for incarceration
- As in penitentiary : noun jail
- As in prison : noun residence for incarcerating criminals
- As in stockade : noun enclosure; jail
- As in big house : noun penal institution
- As in penal institution : noun correctional facility
- As in brig : noun jail
- As in lockup : noun jail
- As in pokey : noun jail
- As in door : noun entrance to room, building
- As in gate : noun movable barrier at entrance
- Of Dr. Slammer also we have only a sketch, and that of the slightest character.
- Extract from : « The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. » by Various
- The officers—like Dr. Slammer, all the figures—fat boy included—were drawn from this stage of his life.
- Extract from : « Pickwickian Manners and Customs » by Percy Fitzgerald
- As it was, Slammer stumped off in anger, leaving the Pickwickians to enjoy the evening in their own way.
- Extract from : « Tales from Dickens » by Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives
- Doctor Slammer was old; Jingle was young, and the lady felt flattered.
- Extract from : « Tales from Dickens » by Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives
- At that moment Doctor Slammer saw that the man he faced was not the one who had insulted him at the ball.
- Extract from : « Tales from Dickens » by Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives
- Doctor Slammer's friend bowed, and produced a case similar to that which Mr. Snodgrass carried.
- Extract from : « The Pickwick Papers » by Charles Dickens
- Doctor Slammer and his friends repaired to the barracks, and Mr. Winkle, accompanied by Mr. Snodgrass, returned to their inn.
- Extract from : « The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2) » by Charles Dickens
- Then we may ask the question, why was not Dr. Slammer in uniform—always required in presence of a commander?
- Extract from : « Pickwickian Studies » by Percy Fitzgerald
Antonyms for slammer
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