hugger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhʌɡɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hugger From hug + -er.
Meanings
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One who hugs or embraces.
Jenny hadn’t been a natural hugger, but she’d been a smiler, a handholder.
2012, Joy Dettman, Wind in the Wires, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 28:When the pub downstairs closed, a contingent of straight couples ranging in age from 16 to 60 arrived to dance, though they were still safely outnumbered by same-sex huggers and smoochers.
1988 August 20, Chris Reed, “The English 'Strip-tique'”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 6, page 16:
- A ceiling fan whose blades are close to the ceiling.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| huggers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hugger-mugger · hip-hugger · panda hugger · right lane hugger · nuthugger · left lane hugger · nuthuggers · Jesus hugger · dolphin hugger · hiphuggers · tree hugger · bunny hugger · hiphugger