Pigger
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A pig farmer.
"Chief-Secretary Wallis, who pleads guilty to a delicate sense of smell, has agreed to do his darndest to shift the piggers from their present quarters between the wind and his nobility - we mean between this fair city and the sea."
- 2 A black police officer. US, ethnic, offensive, slur
"Charging documents say James threw a fist-sized portion of concrete at Detective Stevenson, hitting his head. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview and pronounced dead just 35 minutes later."
- 3 A person who hunts pigs or is employed to shoot wild pigs.
Example
More examples"Chief-Secretary Wallis, who pleads guilty to a delicate sense of smell, has agreed to do his darndest to shift the piggers from their present quarters between the wind and his nobility - we mean between this fair city and the sea."
Etymology
From pig + -er.
Blend of pig + nigger.
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