slammer

• Umgangssprachliches Substantiv für ein Gefängnis oder eine Haftanstalt, in der Personen unter staatlicher Aufsicht festgehalten werden; auch für eine einzelne Gefängniszelle oder eine kurze Haftstrafe.

A noun referring to 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.

1. Person who slamsB2informal

   A person who closes something with great force or violence.

   Zuknaller

   • The door slammer woke everyone up in the middle of the night.
   • He's known as a slammer of drawers when he's angry.
   • The slammer of the gate was scolded by the neighbors.

2. Prison or jailB2slang

   A correctional facility where people are held in lawful custody, either awaiting trial or serving a sentence.

   Gefängnis

   • He spent five years in the slammer for robbery.
   • The criminal was thrown into the slammer after the trial.
   • She visited her brother in the slammer last weekend.

   Synonymebrigcanclinkhoosegowjailjointlockuppenpenitentiaryprisonstir