·noun A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor.
II. Earwig ·noun In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, ·esp. of the genus Geophilus.
III. Earwig ·vt To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk.
IV. Earwig ·noun Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera.