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twigger

twigger noun: a fornicator.

Noun

twigger (plural twiggers)

  1. (UK, archaic) A fornicator.
    • [G]oe ye vvagge, / Youle be a tvvigger vvhen you come to age.1594, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Nash[e], The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage: […], London: […] Widdowe Orwin, for Thomas Woodcocke, […], →OCLC, Act IV, signature F, verso

Forms of twigger

pluraltwiggers

Origin of twigger

From twig + -er.

Questions about twigger

What does twigger mean?
Twigger means a fornicator.
What part of speech is twigger?
Twigger is a noun.
What is the plural of twigger?
The plural of twigger is twiggers.

Words near twigger in the dictionary

  1. twigful
  2. twigfuls
  3. Twigg
  4. twigged
  5. twiggen
  6. twigger
  7. twiggers
  8. twiggier
  9. twiggiest
  10. twiggily
  11. twigginess

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