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.
  • thigster
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