Meaning & use
clogger
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A person who makes wooden-soled shoes called clogs, or, more generally, something that blocks or obstructs.
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The old clogger's workshop still stood at the end of the lane, its tools untouched for decades.
Fatty foods are notorious arterial cloggers.
A note on using this word
"Clogger" as a tradesman's title comes from northern English regions, such as Lancashire, where clog-making was once a common craft.
Words with a similar meaning
blockerobstructer
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Someone who performs clog dancing.
The clogger's feet moved in rapid, percussive rhythm across the wooden stage.
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