Etymograph

English

prigger

Prigger comes from English prig ‘filch, steal’.

  1. English1500–presentprig1‘filch, steal’
  2. Englishtodayprigger1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English prigger

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentprigWiktionary, English prigger‘filch, steal’
  2. EnglishtodaypriggerWiktionary, English prigger

Formed from prig + -er

Every English word from English prig

Today it means

noun A thief.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prigger”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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