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hugger
 n.— «With 80 volunteers or “huggers” as they are affectionately referred to and 68 participants, the Special Olympics-style event was as popular as ever, with a greater number of volunteers than in any previous year.» —“Day In the Sun offers activities to disabled” by Randall Clark in Alloway Township NJ.com (New Jersey) May 20, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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