DOBBER

Noun

dobber (plural dobbers)

A type of thick marker pen used to mark a bingo card.

Synonyms: dabber, dauber

(UK, derogatory) A member of the working class in Scotland or Ireland who is seen as undereducated, with poor taste, especially in clothes, and poor social skills; closely connected to chav.

(Australia, UK, derogatory) One who dobs (informs against or implicates to authority).

(British, informal) Any small electronic device that plugs directly into a larger one, such as a wireless scoring system in fencing or a USB mass storage device.

(British, Ireland, chiefly, dialect) A large marble.

(US, regional) A float (as used by an angler).

A dabchick.

Anagrams

• robbed

Source: Wiktionary


Dob"ber, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Dabchick.

2. A float to a fishing line. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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