Whig

See also: whig

English

Etymology

From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver”), from whig (“to drive”) + mare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʍɪɡ/, /wɪɡ/; enPR: hwĭg, wĭg
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡ
  • Homophones: whig, wig (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Noun

Whig (plural Whigs)

  1. (UK politics) A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
  2. (UK politics) A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats.
  3. (US politics) An advocate of war against Britain during the American Revolution.
  4. (US politics) A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.

Derived terms

Translations
a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party

See also
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