Nutmegger
noun
-gə(r)
variants or less commonly Nutmeg
plural Nutmeggers also Nutmegs
: a native or resident of Connecticut —used as a nickname
Word History
Etymology
nutmeg short for wooden nutmeg; from the notion that wooden or imitation nutmegs came from Connecticut and were examples of Yankee inventiveness; nutmegger from Nutmeg State, nickname of the state of Connecticut (from the phrase wooden nutmeg state) + English -er