"thigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thiggers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *thiggere, equivalent to thig + -er. Cognate with Shetlandic tiggar (“beggar”), Danish tigger (“beggar”), Swedish tiggare (“beggar”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*thiggere}} Middle English *thiggere, {{suf|en|thig|er|id2=agent noun}} thig + -er, {{m|sco|tiggar|t=beggar}} tiggar (“beggar”), {{cog|da|tigger|t=beggar}} Danish tigger (“beggar”), {{cog|sv|tiggare|t=beggar}} Swedish tiggare (“beggar”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} thigger (plural thiggers)
  1. One who thigs or solicits subsistence from others; a beggar. Synonyms: thiggar [Scotland] Related terms: thigster
    Sense id: en-thigger-en-noun-SVmxWn0q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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