ligger

plural liggers · alternative Scotland liggar

1. The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
2. A simply supported plank over a stream used as a footbridge.
3. A nether millstone.
4. A coverlet for a bed.
5. slangA freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.

   Peaches Geldof may be a top showbiz ligger – but now she’s got a group of her own.

   2006 August 29, “Peaches gets own band”, in The Sun

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   The ligger caused a scene when he begged one reveller to find him some gear – and offered sexual favours in return.

   2005 January 29, “Wicked Whispers”, in The Mirror

   I'm a lone wolf ligger, but I ain't no pretty boy. I'm a backbone shiver and I'm a bundle of joy

   1984 September 1, “Killed by Death”, in BBC

6. A kelt (“thin, recently spawned salmon”).
7. fishingA baited fishing line attached to a float, for night fishing, etc.

   Synonyms: ledger, ledger line

8. dialectalOne who lies in bed.
9. dialectalA layer.