dragger

Noun

1. Something that drags.
2. A trawler.
3. One who takes part in drag racing.
   • On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […] - 1962, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 235, page 10:
   • In 1960, Honolulu motorcycle racer (and Street Roadster dragger) Danny Ongais stepped up to the dragster ranks […] - 2016, Scotty Gosson, Lost Drag Strips II: More Ghosts of Quarter-Miles Past, page 63:

   Synonyms: dragster

4. A vehicle used in drag racing.
   • So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers." - 1967, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings, volume 8, page 4149:

   Synonyms: dragster

5. A car thief.
   • Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […] - 1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime?, page 92:
   • [A]t least, there were no dodgy whispers about him and that was a big plus in the tight-knit community of blaggers, draggers and carpet baggers of this corner of north-West London. Sean was pretty pissed off that the...