HUGGER

hugger

(noun) a person who hugs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hugger (plural huggers)

One who hugs or embraces.

Verb

hugger (third-person singular simple present huggers, present participle huggering, simple past and past participle huggered)

(obsolete) To conceal; to lurk in ambush.

Source: Wiktionary


Hug"ger, n.

Definition: One who hugs or embraces.

Hug"ger, v. t. & i.

Definition: To conceal; to lurk ambush. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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