Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sobber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sob-ber
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who sobs; a weeper.

Example Sentences

"Federer, while not quite a serial sobber, also cried as a 21-year-old after beating Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon in 2003."

Etymology

From sob + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sob
Suffix: -er

Inflected Forms

sobbers (plural)

Synonyms

blubber blubberer

Questions

What does sobber mean?: One who sobs; a weeper.
Where does sobber come from?: From sob + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

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