Meaning & use
Gouger
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A person or tool that gouges, meaning to cut, scoop, or force something out roughly; informally, someone who overcharges or cheats customers.
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The carpenter used a gouger to carve a groove into the wood panel.
Locals called the tow-truck driver a gouger for his outrageous fees.
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In Australian and New Zealand slang, "gouger" historically also referred to an opal miner, someone who literally gouges opal from the earth.
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