"pigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piggers [plural]
Etymology: pig + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pig|er}} pig + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pigger (plural piggers)
  1. A pig farmer.
    Sense id: en-pigger-en-noun-ZGyWB-iu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 32 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 70 30
  2. A person who hunts pigs or is employed to shoot wild pigs.
    Sense id: en-pigger-en-noun-zeo7w9vE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: piggers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of pig + nigger. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|pig|nigger}} Blend of pig + nigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} pigger (plural piggers)
  1. (ethnic slur, offensive, US) A black police officer. Tags: US, ethnic, offensive, slur Derived forms: blind pigger
    Sense id: en-pigger-en-noun-u~8iidXu Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 31 22 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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