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)

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

Related terms

• thigster