Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knobber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knob-ber
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hart in its second year; a young male deer.

noun

A stupid, obnoxious, or otherwise contemptible person.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: brocket, pricket, spitter"
"As soon as the knobber started galloping, all the other stags, who. till now, had taken but a languid interest, if any, in his movements, jumped on to their feet."
"But even she was forced to confess that nothing was astir in the mossy wilderness. She climbed to the top of Craig Dhu and had a long spy, but, except for more hinds and one small knobber, living thing there was none."
"While I watched the young hind approached the knobber and, after standing by him for a moment, began to lick him"
"A mature stag chases a young male (a knobber) from the harem"
"Harry chuckled. 'What is it, old son? Are you worried Natalie will go for a rummage in your undercarriage and come away empty-handed?' Ad spat Tango across the table, missing me by inches. 'No, you knobber,' I said. “I'm meeting her parents for the first time tomorrow.'"

Etymology

From knob + -er; the deer sense derives from the fact that a young buck's antlers begin diminutively as mere knobs; the fool sense derives indirectly from a reference to the penis; the two senses are ultimately cognate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: knob

Usage

Inflected Forms

knobbers (plural)

Synonyms

knobbler brocket pricket spitter knob knobhead knob-gobbler knob polisher assbag assbreath assbucket asschunk

Rhymes With

robber jobber clobber slobber mud dauber bobber cobber dobber throbber lobber mobber flobber

Questions

What does knobber mean?: A hart in its second year; a young male deer.
Where does knobber come from?: From knob + -er; the deer sense derives from the fact that a young buck's antlers begin diminutively as mere knobs; the fool sense derives indirectly from a reference to the penis; the two senses are ultimately cognate.

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