wriggler

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noun

The larva of a mosquito.

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wigglerdodgershystersquirmer
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Meanings

nounwriggler (plural wrigglers)

plural wrigglers

  1. Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively).
    1. The larva of a mosquito.

      Synonyms: wiggler

    2. businessAny of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.

      Synonyms: wiggler

    3. A cunning or tricky person.

      Synonyms: dodger, shyster

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe larva of a mosquito.

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wiggler

nounAny of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.

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wiggler

nounA cunning or tricky person.

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dodgershyster

More synonyms by meaning

nounone who can't stay still (especially a child)

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wigglersquirmer
Broader
actordoerworker

nounlarva of a mosquito

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wiggler
Broader
larva
Also see
squirmerwiggler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wriggle + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian личинка на комар
  • личинка на комар (ličinka na komar)mosquito larva
Chinese 孑孓
  • 孑孓 (jiéjué)mosquito larva
Malay jentik-jentik
  • jentik-jentikmosquito larva
Tagalog kitikiti, kikinsot
  • kitikitimosquito larva
  • kikinsotmosquito larva
  • kikiyomosquito larva
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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