Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slammer

2 senses of slammer

Sense 1
slammer -- (a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors")
       => closer, finisher -- ((baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game)

Sense 2
jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey -- (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))
       => correctional institution -- (a penal institution maintained by the government)