giggler

1 5.0

A person who laughs in a light, nervous, or silly way

noun
/ˈɡɪɡlər/

: risueño

But I don't have anything against silliness, though clearly Milton didn't care to picture our noble First Parents as gigglers.

And by the way, Judy Dench is the worst giggler of all.

Examples

At the party, a few gigglers filled the room with laughter after every silly comment.
Shira's not a big giggler.

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
And by the way, Judy Dench is the worst giggler of all.

Lex Fridman
Minnie was a giggler and looked at my father so adoringly it made me sick.

Fiction book (1995)
He ignored the gigglers.

Fiction book (1990)
Whenever she tells a joke, my little brother becomes a giggler and can't stop laughing.
Seeing the clown made her a giggler as she couldn't control her laughter.

Synonyms

laugher

vsgiggler

1 4.7

A person who often makes a sound when they find things funny

is specifically nervous or silly rather than just generally amused

chuckler

vsgiggler

1 6.7

A person who laughs quietly when something is funny

is more nervous or silly instead of a simple soft amused sound

titterer

vsgiggler

9.3

A person who laughs quietly because they feel nervous or embarrassed

is more silly and nervous rather than simply restrained or quiet

Antonyms

grump

10 5.3

A person who is often in a bad mood and complains

How Giggly

laugher

1 4.7

giggler

1 5.0

chuckler

1 6.7

Surface Forms

giggler singular

gigglers plural

Morphology

giggler = giggle (transparent) = giggle + er

Agent noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'giggle', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word giggler comes from giggle, a word that copies the sound of a 'light, silly laugh', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a giggler is 'one who' laughs in a nervous or silly way.