different between obstructer vs clogger

English

Alternative forms

• obstructor

Etymology

From obstruct +? -er.

Noun

obstructer (plural obstructers)

1. Someone who obstructs, agent noun of obstruct

English

Etymology

clog +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

clogger (plural cloggers)

1. One who, or that which, clogs.
2. A maker of the shoes called clogs.
3. (soccer, slang) A physically aggressive player.
   • 2010, Ellis Cashmore, Making Sense of Sports (page 314)

     The sport has always been tough, of course; but [Fifa] became concerned that the pre-eminent teams were those that employed particularly physical players, whose specialty was intimidation. This had commercial implications, though they were never spelled out: if the finesse players were succumbing to the “cloggers” as they were known (“clog” meaning to impede or hamper), then the shape of the sport would change fundamentally, skill being replaced by a more robust style of play in which only the strong would survive.

   • 2017, Roger Hannah, The School of Hard Knox: The Autobiography of Archie Knox

     […] I was normally not able to – unless I fouled him – and I usually did. I think from that time Archie reckoned I was a bit of a clogger and I didn't have Dad's or Archie's skills.

Synonyms

• obstructer

Anagrams

• croggle