Etymology

thigger

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Today it means: One who thigs or solicits subsistence from others; a beggar. Full definition →

Middle English *thiggere
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  1. Middle English · inherited from*thiggere
  2. English todaythigger

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

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