hogger [haw-ger, hog-er] Word Origin noun
- a person or thing that hogs.
- Also called hog·head. Railroads Slang. a locomotive engineer.
Origin of hogger An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; hog + -er1 Word Origin and History for hogger n.
“swineherd, herdsman,” early 14c., from hog (n.).