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gigger

noun

Etymology

From gig (“fish spear”) + -er.

  1. inherited from gigg
  2. derived from gikkr — “pert person”
  3. derived from gigue — “tall, skinny girl”
  4. inherited from gig
  5. suffixed as gigger — “gig + er”

Definitions

  1. One who fishes by gigging.

  2. A musician who performs gigs.

    • Rick accepted and joined the Eccentrics, but left in 1965 to form his own group of giggers, the DeViles.

  3. Alternative spelling of jigger (“door”).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA