hugger
noun
- one who hugs
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɡɚ/ / /ˈhʌɡə/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hugger From hug + -er.
- One who hugs or embraces.
“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.”
“Jenny hadn’t been a natural hugger, but she’d been a smiler, a handholder.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hugger From hug + -er.
- To conceal; to lurk in ambush.
“Such a one they saw there lyrkinge and huggeringe two houres before.”