Riggar

Riggar is a term with limited documentation in standard English. It is most commonly encountered as a nonstandard variant of the occupational noun rigger—one who installs and secures rigging on ships, stages, or industrial structures. In practice, most contemporary usage favors rigger and rigging, and riggar is largely restricted to dialectal texts, historical records, or as a surname.

The form riggar may derive from the verb rig with an agent suffix -ar, a pattern seen in several European language traditions; in English-language maritime texts it is sometimes used interchangeably with rigger in older sources. Modern dictionaries rarely recognize it as a separate word.

Riggar is also found as a surname in some regions. As with many surnames, its spelling may vary and may have originated from an occupational name for a rigging tradesperson.

There are no widely cited individuals or places bearing the name Riggar that have achieved broad notability in major encyclopedias. In use today, the term remains uncommon and is typically encountered only in historical documents, dialect studies, or as a proper noun in specific contexts.

See also: rigger, rigging.