wiggler

English

Etymology

From wiggle +‎ -er.

Noun

wiggler (plural wigglers)

  2. Anything that wiggles.
    2. The larva of a mosquito.
      Synonym: wriggler
    4. (Southern US) An earthworm.
      Hyponym: red wiggler
    6. (manufacturing) Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.
      Synonym: wriggler
    8. (physics) A magnet designed to make a beam of charged particles follow a curving path in an accelerator.

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