ˈ(h)wigəˌmō(ə)r noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: perhaps irregular from obsolete English dialect whig yokel, rustic, perhaps from English whig (I)
1. : a member of a band composed largely of inhabitants of the southwestern part of Scotland that in 1648 marched to Edinburgh to oppose the king, Duke of Hamilton, and court party
2. : whig II 1