thigger

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noun

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

OriginMiddle English *thiggere →
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Meanings

nounthigger (plural thiggers)

plural thiggers · alternative Scotland thiggar

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

Origin

  1. Middle English*thiggere
  2. Englishthigger

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

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APA

thigger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thigger

MLA

“thigger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thigger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thigger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thigger.

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