Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cribber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crib-ber
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who cribs from others; a plagiarist.

noun

A horse that has the habit of cribbing (seizing a solid object with the teeth and drawing in wind).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *grébʰ-ōn ~ *grbʰ-n-ōs Proto-Germanic *krebô Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā Old English cribb Middle English crib English crib English -er English cribber From crib + -er.

Inflected Forms

cribbers (plural)

Synonyms

stumpsucker

Questions

What does cribber mean?: One who cribs from others; a plagiarist.
Where does cribber come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *grébʰ-ōn ~ *grbʰ-n-ōs Proto-Germanic *krebô Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā Old English cribb Middle English crib English crib English -er English cribber From crib + -er.

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