bubbler

Noun

bubbler (plural bubblers)

1. Something that emits bubbles.
   • In proof of this I can assert my success in extinguishing a youthful bubbler near Reykholt church.1860, Charles Stuart Forbes, Iceland; Its Volcanoes, Geysers and Glaciers, page 247
2. An airstone for an aquarium.
3. (Australia, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Massachusetts) A drinking fountain.
   • There are many types of fountain from which persons may drink by taking the nozzle of the bubbler into the mouth, and this practice is common; furthermore, there are many types in the use of which water from the lips of the consumer falls back onto the bubbler at the point of outlet.1919 February, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, number 250, page 39
   • There should be an ample supply of safe drinking water and bubblers or sanitary cups from which to drink. Common drinking cups must not be used. A faucet turned up will make a satisfactory fountain. Plans for an inexpensive bubbler or drinking fountain that have been worked out by the 4-H Club...1939, Ella Gardner, Short-Time Camps: A Manual for 4-H Leaders, United States Department of Agriculture, page 11

   Synonyms:

   drinking fountain, water fountain

4. (cannabis subculture) A device used for smoking marijuana, similar to a cannabis pipe but with a section that holds water, like a bong

   Synonyms:

   bubbler bong

5. (obsolete) One who cheats.
   • ...above all the Jews, jobbers, bubblers, ſubſcribers, projectors, directors, governors, treaſurers, &c.1772, Alexander Pope, “Letter VII”, in The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, volume V, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, page 227
6. (US) A freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), of central North America.