hugger UK /ˈhʌɡə/US /ˈhʌɡɚ/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •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. — 1988 •A ceiling fan whose blades are close to the ceiling. verb1 •(no longer used) To conceal; to lurk in ambush.Such a one they saw there lyrkinge and huggeringe two houres before. — 1567 formshuggered · huggering · huggers
