Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drabber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drab-ber
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hair product that works against natural colour to make the hair more drab.

noun

One who associates with drabs; a wencher.

Obsolete

adj

comparative form of drab: more drab

Example Sentences

"In one-step hair coloring products such as Miss Clairol, where you can combine different shades, you can add drabbers, which are ashy substances that minimize the red hues that exist in your hair. I well know him For a most insatiate drabber . He hath given, Before he spent his own estate , which was Nothing to the huge mass he's now possess'd of, A hundred pound a leap"
"1632, Philip Massinger, The City Madam"

Etymology

From drab + -er (relational noun suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: drab

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

drabbers (plural)

Questions

What does drabber mean?: A hair product that works against natural colour to make the hair more drab.
Where does drabber come from?: From drab + -er (relational noun suffix).

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