Soger
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsəʊd͡ʒə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Soger is a noun meaning (dated) A poor or lazy hand on a sailing vessel.
Meaning
(dated) A poor or lazy hand on a sailing vessel.
More Meanings
- (obsolete or Scotland) Pronunciation spelling of soldier, representing nonstandardly-pronounced English, sojer.
- (dated) To shirk; to neglect one's work.
Example Sentences
I'd hang a lazy soger / The same as any other.
Come aft, you lazy soger, an' see what de captain has to say 'bout dis," cried Worcester, pushing the man, who still grasped his knife, before him […]
The captain called him a "soger," and promised to "ride him down as he would the main tack;" and when officers are once determined to "ride a man down," it is a gone case with him.
Word Forms
- sogers
- sogering
- sogered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sojer, slogger, soss, sloopman, bodger, soak.
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