Slammer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who closes things violently

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈæmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈamə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈamə/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈæmɚ/.

Examples

she's a dramatic slammer of doors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poky clink pokey gaol jail jailhouse

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who closes things violently “she's a dramatic slammer of doors”
noun	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)

Word Forms

slam	verb	close violently
jail	verb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
gaol	verb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knast

eine Person, die Dinge gewaltsam abschließt

🇫🇷French

prison

une personne qui ferme les choses violemment

🇪🇸Spanish

trena

una persona que cierra las cosas violentamente

🇮🇹Italian

sbattitore

una persona che chiude le cose violentemente

🇵🇹Portuguese

bater

uma pessoa que fecha as coisas violentamente

🇷🇺Russian

тюрьма

человек, который насильно закрывает вещи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जेल

एक व्यक्ति जो चीजों को हिंसक तरीके से बंद कर देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ল্যামার

যে ব্যক্তি হিংস্রভাবে জিনিস বন্ধ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அறைகூவல்

விஷயங்களை வன்முறையில் மூடும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లామర్

విషయాలను హింసాత్మకంగా మూసివేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लॅमर

हिंसकपणे गोष्टी बंद करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લેમર

એક વ્યક્તિ જે વસ્તુઓને હિંસક રીતે બંધ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲ್ಯಾಮರ್

ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಮುಚ್ಚುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലാമർ

കാര്യങ്ങൾ അക്രമാസക്തമായി അടയ്ക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲੈਮਰ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬੰਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猛击者

暴力关闭事物的人

🇯🇵Japanese

スラマー

乱暴に物事を終わらせる人

🇰🇷Korean

슬래머

폭력적으로 일을 닫는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người đóng sầm

một người đóng mọi thứ một cách thô bạo

🇹🇭Thai

กรงขัง

คนที่ปิดสิ่งของอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjara

seseorang yang menutup sesuatu dengan kasar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتقد

الشخص الذي يغلق الأشياء بعنف

🇮🇷Persian

کوبنده

فردی که با خشونت همه چیز را می بندد

🇹🇷Turkish

tokatlayıcı

şeyleri şiddetle kapatan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סלמר

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