hogger

[haw-ger, hog-er] /ˈhɔ gər, ˈhɒg ər/

noun

a person or thing that hogs.

Also called hoghead. Railroads Slang. a locomotive engineer.

Origin

1865-70, Americanism; hog + -er¹

Examples from the web for hogger

The hogger had been shut down, but the conveyor feeding the hogger had not been.
In this case, the large fragments of wood would have to be reduced in size, as by a hammer-mill hogger.

Word Origin and History for hogger

"swineherd, herdsman," early 14c., from hog (n.).

Slang definitions & phrases for hogger

noun

(also hog or hog-head or hogshead or hog-jockey) A railroad engineer; grunt (1915+ Railroad & hoboes)