1. a tool with a concave blade, used for cutting grooves or hollows in wood, stone, or other materials
2. a person who gouges; someone who overcharges or exploits others unfairly
Usage: informal

Examples

• The carpenter selected a sharp gouger to carve decorative grooves into the wooden frame.
• A skilled woodworker uses different sizes of gougers for various detail work.
• The landlord was accused of being a gouger for charging excessive rent.
• Price gougers took advantage of the shortage by selling essential supplies at inflated costs.
• He used a V-shaped gouger to create fine lines in the stone sculpture.