slammer

noun

ˈsla-mər How to pronounce slammer (audio)
Definition of slammernext
as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion

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Recent Examples of slammer That was the door-slammer. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2021 Tell that to Laran Kaplan, who tagged a 198-inch Hawkeye State slammer this month doing almost none of that. — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023 The charges are much steeper this time though, and John must call in a favor to ensure Summer doesn't spend most of her life in the slammer. — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022 Beckhart German American Cuisine Goetta bier cheese slammer: $7. — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for slammer
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  1. jail
  2. prison
  3. penitentiary
Noun
  • Two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Willie Frank Peterson, 52, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 2023, and was sentenced to six years and three months in jail.
    — Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of jail
Noun
  • Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • One of the five men convicted in the 2022 drugging and robbery of patrons at gay bars in Manhattan was slapped with eight years in prison on Thursday.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of prison
Noun
  • The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.
    — Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.
    — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Definition of penitentiary

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“Slammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammer. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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