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wiggler

American  
[wig-ler] / ˈwɪg lər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that wiggles.

  2. wriggler.

  3. Southern U.S. an earthworm.


Regionalisms

See earthworm.

Etymology

Origin of wiggler

First recorded in 1890–95; wiggle + -er 1

Example Sentences

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This nutrient rich material is created by red wiggler earthworms as they digest organic waste.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

A few basic things to know: Eisenia fetida or red wiggler worms are surface-dwelling worms — they don’t burrow deep in the soil like nightcrawlers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022

But a composting bin in the garage — plastic, with a tight lid and ventilation holes covered with screening, for red wiggler worms bought online — would work.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2020

Vermicomposters favor the red wiggler, a docile worm with no exploratory tendencies and that likes to live in colonies.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2013

It must be floated on the water at first, or until it reaches the point of development into a wiggler.

From Life: Its True Genesis by Wright, R. W.