What is another word for hugger?

Pronunciation: [hˈʌɡə] (IPA)

The word "hugger" signifies someone who is fond of hugging or enjoys giving and receiving hugs. There are several synonyms for the word "hugger". One common synonym is "embracer" which connotes a person who is open and welcoming to others and expresses affection through embrace. Other synonymous words include "cuddler" which describes someone who loves to cuddle or snuggle with others and "snuggler" which is also used to describe someone who likes to get close and cuddle with others. The term "squeezer" can also be used to describe someone who loves to give firm hugs that makes the recipient feel appreciated and loved.

What are the hypernyms for Hugger?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Embracer, cuddler, affectioner, comfortor, embracing person.

What are the hyponyms for Hugger?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Hugger

The carts, carrying the quick and the dead, rumbled by in a long convoy, the drooping heads of the soldiers turned neither to the right nor to the left for any greeting with old friends; there was a hugger-mugger of uniforms on provision carts and ambulances.
"The Soul of the War"
Philip Gibbs
Also, Miss Elsie hugger is director of dancing in the Ithaca Conservatory of Music.
"The So-called Human Race"
Bert Leston Taylor
There's never, never been a hugger like him since the world began.
"This Freedom"
A. S. M. Hutchinson

Famous quotes with Hugger

  • If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?
    Doug Coupland
  • I am not a tree-hugger and I don't think mine is an extreme point of view.
    Kevin Richardson

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