chigger

Meanings

Plural: chiggers

Noun

small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.

Origin / Etymology

From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.

Synonyms

chigoe, chigoe flea, harvest mite, jigger, redbug, Tunga penetrans

Scrabble Score: 14

chigger is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chigger is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chigger is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

chigger is a valid Words With Friends word