thigger

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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thigger (plural thiggers)

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