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prigger

prigger noun: a thief.

Noun

prigger (plural priggers)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A thief.

Forms of prigger

pluralpriggers

Origin of prigger

From prig + -er, from prig (“filch, steal”).

Questions about prigger

What does prigger mean?
Prigger means a thief.
What part of speech is prigger?
Prigger is a noun.
What is the plural of prigger?
The plural of prigger is priggers.

Words near prigger in the dictionary

  1. prig
  2. prigdom
  3. Prigg
  4. Prigge
  5. prigged
  6. prigger
  7. priggeries
  8. priggers
  9. priggery
  10. Prigges
  11. priggess

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