We found 3 definitions of slammers from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: slammers |
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slammer - a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors" | ||
closer, finisher (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game | ||
slammer - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | ||
jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, poky, pokey | ||
correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government | ||
bastille a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) | ||
holding cell a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial | ||
hoosegow, hoosgow slang for a jail | ||
house of correction (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences | ||
lockup jail in a local police station |