wriggler en · NOUN
Etymology
From wriggle + -er.
Meanings
- Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively). ▸ The larva of a mosquito.
- Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively). ▸ Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.
- Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively). ▸ A cunning or tricky person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wrigglers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Dorothea's wriggler · collared wriggler
Synonyms
shyster · wiggler · wiggler · dodger
Translations (9)
zh 孑孓 (mosquito larva) · tl kitikiti (mosquito larva) · bg личинка на комар (mosquito larva) · tsg tilaw-tilaw (mosquito larva) · tl kikinsot (mosquito larva) · ms jentik-jentik (mosquito larva) · ceb nguyonguyo (mosquito larva) · tsg latik-latik (mosquito larva) · tl kikiyo (mosquito larva)