ligger
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
ligger (plural liggers)
- 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.
ligger (plural liggers)
- (slang) A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music industry.
- 2006, "Peaches gets own band" ↗, The Sun, 29 August
- Peaches Geldof may be a top showbiz ligger – but now she’s got a group of her own.
- 2005, "Wicked Whispers" ↗, The Mirror, 29 January
- The ligger caused a scene when he begged one reveller to find him some gear – and offered sexual favours in return.
- 1984, "Killed by Death" ↗, BBC, 1 September
- I'm a lone wolf ligger, but I ain't no pretty boy. I'm a backbone shiver and I'm a bundle of joy
- 2006, "Peaches gets own band" ↗, The Sun, 29 August
ligger (plural liggers)
- A kelt.
- (fishing) A bait#Verb|baited fishing line attached to a float#Noun|float, for night fishing, etc.
- Synonyms: ledger, ledger line
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