† Whigstern.
depreciative. Obsolete.
A Whig.
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1682 A. Behn Prol. to Romulus (single sheet) Now I dare swear, some of you Whigsters say, Come on, now for a swinging Tory Play.
1711 G. Plaxton Let. in J. Nichols Illustr. Lit. Hist. 18th Cent. (1822) IV. 493 Every part of the creation is troubled with them, and you find no set of animals but there are Whigsters among them.
1752 Scots Mag. July 355/1 Our modern Whigsters, the plain truth Would keep us all from knowing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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