wriggler

[ rig-ler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that wriggles.
2. Also called wiggler, wiggle-tail. the larva of a mosquito.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wriggler¹

First recorded in 1625–35; wriggle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“They’re a wriggler,” the sonographer told us, smiling.

From The Guardian

Mars keeps a homemade worm bin in her backyard, where she regularly mixes dirt with leftover watermelon rinds and vegetable peels to feed red wriggler worms and create her own worm castings.

From Los Angeles Times

“And such a mess he’s made! Why, attend, you little wriggler…” and she picked the lumps of banana from his clothes and his hair.

From Literature

They are two different types as well, which makes it hard for defenders because one has pace, power and two good feet, and the other is a wriggler and can shift his body very quickly and ends up in the box.

From BBC

I was reading an article entitled "Professor Wriggler," written by Mr. William Hamilton Gibson, which appeared in "Harper's Young People," in the number of October 31, 1893.

From Project Gutenberg