thigger

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

thigger (plural thiggers)

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