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Noun: slammer  sla-mu(r)
  1. A person who closes things violently
    "she's a dramatic slammer of doors"
     
  2. 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)
    - jail, jailhouse, gaol [Brit], clink, poky, pokey, prison, calaboose [Austral]

Derived forms: slammers

See also: slam

Type of: closer, correctional institution, finisher

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