Thigger
Alternative forms
- thiggar Scotland
Origin
From Middle English *thiggere, equivalent to thig + -er. Cognate with Shetlandic tiggar ("beggar"), Danish tigger ("beggar"), Swedish tiggare ("beggar").
Full definition of thigger
Noun
thigger
(plural thiggers)- One who thigs or solicits subsistence from others; a beggar.