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Webster 1913 Edition


Ligger

Lig′ger

(lĭg′gẽr)
,
Noun.
1.
A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See
Leger
,
Adj.
2.
See
Ledger
, 2.

Definition 2024


ligger

ligger

English

Noun

ligger (plural liggers)

  1. The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
  2. A nether millstone.

Etymology 2

Noun

ligger (plural liggers)

  1. (slang) A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music industry.
    • Peaches Geldof may be a top showbiz ligger but now she’s got a group of her own. "Peaches gets own band", The Sun, 29 Aug 2006
    • The ligger caused a scene when he begged one reveller to find him some gear and offered sexual favours in return. "Wicked Whispers", The Mirror, 29 Jan 2005

Etymology 3

Noun

ligger (plural liggers)

  1. A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing.

Danish

Verb

ligger

  1. present tense of ligge

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ligger

  1. present tense of ligge

Swedish

Verb

ligger

  1. present tense of ligga.