# thigger

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From Middle English *thiggere, equivalent to thig + -er. Cognate with Shetlandic tiggar (“beggar”), Danish tigger (“beggar”), Swedish tiggare (“beggar”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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