Plugger
[pluhg-er] /ˈplʌg ər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that .
2.
any of various machines or tools that insert, remove, or manipulate or pluglike materials, as a dental instrument used to pack and mold the filling in a tooth cavity.
n.
1867, agent noun from plug (v.).
plugger plug·ger (plŭg’ər)
n.
A dental instrument used for condensing material in a cavity. Also called packer.
noun
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