Meaning

9 senses
  1. The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.

  2. A simply supported plank over a stream used as a footbridge.

  3. A nether millstone.

  4. A coverlet for a bed.

  5. (slang)A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.

  6. A kelt (“thin, recently spawned salmon”).

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

  8. (dialectal)One who lies in bed.

  9. (dialectal)A layer.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English liggere; equivalent to lig + -er. Doublet of ledger.

Inherited from Middle English liggere; equivalent to lig + -er. Doublet of ledger.

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Forms

plural: liggers

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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