hoggers
Those who monopolize
Hoggers is a plural noun with several informal and specialized uses.
Someone who hogs or monopolizes something—space, resources, attention—can be called a hogger, making hoggers a group of such greedy types.
In railroad slang, a hogger is an engineer who operates a locomotive, likely from the notion of handling a powerful, unwieldy machine.
The bandwidth hoggers in our office make video calls impossible.
One who dominates exclusively
- resourceAvailable stock or supply
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
blanket · selfish · grabber · dominator · controller · space · road · lane
monopolizer
One who dominates exclusively
- resourceAvailable stock or supply
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
spotlight · blanket · selfish · grabber · dominator · controller · space · road · lane · conversation
locomotive
Railway pulling machine
train · throttle · cab · steam · freight · railroad · railroader · slang · crew · brakeman
pig
Domesticated swine for meat
pipeline · maintenance · inspection · device · oil · gas · weld · debris · wax · buildup
hoggerssharers
Those who distribute jointly
givers · distributors · philanthropists · altruists · contributors
hoggersyielders
Those who relinquish
wallflowers · shrinking violets · accommodators · minimalists · introverts