ligger
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈlɪɡɚ/
  • (British) IPA: /ˈlɪɡə/
Noun

ligger (plural liggers)

  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.
Noun

ligger (plural liggers)

  1. (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
Noun

ligger (plural liggers)

  1. A kelt.
  2. (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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