slogger
/ˈslɑɡər/
noun
- A person who works hard and steadily, especially at a difficult or boring task.
- He was known as a slogger in the office, always taking on the toughest assignments.
- The team needed a slogger who could handle the repetitive data entry without complaining.
- She was a real slogger, staying late every night to finish the project.
- In sports, especially cricket or baseball, a player who hits the ball hard and aggressively, often without much finesse.
- He was a slogger who could change the game with a few powerful swings.
- The slogger smashed the ball over the boundary for a six.
- Coaches prefer a slogger in the lower order to score quick runs.