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Definition of Hugger
1. Noun. A person who hugs.
Definition of Hugger
1. n. One who hugs or embraces.
2. v. t. & i. To conceal; to lurk ambush.
Definition of Hugger
1. Noun. Agent noun of hug; one that hugs. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To conceal; to lurk in ambush. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hugger
1. one that hugs [n -S] - See also: hugs
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hugger
Literary usage of Hugger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays on Social Subjects from the Saturday Review by Anne] [Mozley (1865)
"hugger-MUGGER. MOST minds have an untidy corner. Most men have a taste, in some
quarter or other, for hugger-mugger, — for unworthy shifts and expedients, ..."
2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"In hugger-MUGGER. In secrecy, or concealment. For the various derivations, see Todd.
But I am inclined to think that they are all erroneous, ..."
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