ligger

Noun

ligger (plural liggers)

1. The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
2. A simply supported plank over a stream used as a footbridge.
3. A nether millstone.
4. A coverlet for a bed.
5. (slang) A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.
   • Peaches Geldof may be a top showbiz ligger – but now she’s got a group of her own.2006 August 29, “Peaches gets own band”, in The Sun
   • The ligger caused a scene when he begged one reveller to find him some gear – and offered sexual favours in return.2005 January 29, “Wicked Whispers”, in The Mirror
6. A kelt (“thin, recently spawned salmon”).
7. A baited fishing line attached to a float, for night fishing, etc.

   Synonyms:

   ledger, ledger line

8. (dialectal) One who lies in bed.
9. (dialectal) A layer.