Definition of WIGGLER

wiggler

Meanings

Plural: wigglers

Noun

  • one who can't stay still (especially a child)
    • "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"
  • larva of a mosquito
  • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
  • Anything that wiggles.
  • The larva of a mosquito.
  • Anything that wiggles.
  • An earthworm.
  • Anything that wiggles.
  • Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.
  • Anything that wiggles.
  • A magnet designed to make a beam of charged particles follow a curving path in an accelerator.

Origin / Etymology

From wiggle + -er.

Synonyms

angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, squirmer, wriggler

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

wiggler is a valid Words With Friends word