Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stabber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: stab-ber
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, stabs.

noun

A small marlinespike.

Example Sentences

"Consider the cold-eyed thrush, that springy carnivore of lawns, worm stabber, basher to death of snails."

Etymology

From stab + -er.

Inflected Forms

stabbers (plural)

Derived Forms

backstabber

Phrases

shit-stabber stump stabber

Questions

What does stabber mean?: One who, or that which, stabs.
Where does stabber come from?: From stab + -er.

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