thigger
English
Alternative forms
- thiggar (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English *thiggere, equivalent to thig + -er. Cognate with Shetlandic tiggar (“beggar”), Danish tigger (“beggar”), Swedish tiggare (“beggar”).
Noun
thigger (plural thiggers)
- One who thigs or solicits subsistence from others; a beggar.
Related terms
- thigster