egger

American  

[eg-er] / ˈɛg ər /

noun

1. tent caterpillar.

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egger British  

/ ˈɛɡə /

noun

1. any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus ( oak egger ) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings

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Etymology

Origin of egger

1695–1705; egg ¹ + -er ¹; the cocoon is egg-shaped

Example Sentences

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday took the side of the egger, telling reporters: “The full force of the law should be applied to Sen. Anning.”

From Seattle Times

Egging season would begin each year in mid-May with the eggers stomping on all existing Murre eggs, thereby ensuring the ones they gathered were freshly laid.

From Time

Looking at the flock, Ms. Saye pointed out a bantam Easter egger, a breed that lays blue eggs, and the black copper marans, a breed that is appreciated especially by French chefs for their eggs.

From New York Times

After crushing a “steak and egger” sandwich and frying an ostrich egg on his tank with the Epic Meal Time gang last week, Arnold Schwarzenegger is now going to crush things with his tank.

From Time

Wreckers are no longer respectable, and plume-hunters and eggers are sinking to the same level.

From Project Gutenberg