Where does “prigger” come from?

prigger (Scots) comes from Scots prig — To haggle or argue over price.

prigger (Scots): One who haggles, or argues over price

Definitions

  1. One who haggles, or argues over price

Ancestry of “prigger”, step by step

prigger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots prig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsprigTo haggle or argue over price

via Scots er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotserSecond-person simple present form of "ti be";...
Every word from Scots prig
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