ligger
Meanings
Plural: liggers
Noun
- The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
- A simply supported plank over a stream used as a footbridge.
- A nether millstone.
- A coverlet for a bed.
- A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.
- A kelt (“thin, recently spawned salmon”).
- A baited fishing line attached to a float, for night fishing, etc.
- One who lies in bed.
- A layer.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English liggere; equivalent to lig + -er. Doublet of ledger.
Many senses (especially sense 5) are likely formed anew from lig rather than continuations of the preceding senses.
Synonyms
ledger, ledger line
Scrabble Score: 8
ligger is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionaryligger is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
ligger is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
ligger is a valid Words With Friends word