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twigger

English

Etymology

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Noun

twigger (plural twiggers)

  1. (Britain, archaic) A fornicator.
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thigger

English

Alternative forms

  • thiggar (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English *thiggere, equivalent to thig +? -er. Cognate with Shetlandic tiggar (beggar), Danish tigger (beggar), Swedish tiggare (beggar).

Noun

thigger (plural thiggers)

  1. One who thigs or solicits subsistence from others; a beggar.

Related terms

  • thigster

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