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dribbler

dribbler noun: a person who dribbles (salivates excessively).

Noun

dribbler (plural dribblers)

  1. A person who dribbles (salivates excessively).
  2. A person who performs dribbling.
  3. (derogatory, slang) A stupid person.
    • It weren't like I wanted to go to the meeting, I could think of plenty of stuff I'd rather than spending all evening sat in a room with the same bunch of dribblers I'd spent all fucking day with.2006, Clare Allan, Poppy Shakespeare, page 307

Forms of dribbler

pluraldribblers

Origin of dribbler

From dribble + -er.

Words formed from dribbler

Questions about dribbler

What does dribbler mean?
Dribbler means a person who dribbles (salivates excessively).
What part of speech is dribbler?
Dribbler is a noun.
What is the plural of dribbler?
The plural of dribbler is dribblers.

Words near dribbler in the dictionary

  1. dribbing
  2. dribble
  3. dribble glass
  4. dribble glasses
  5. dribbled
  6. dribbler
  7. dribblers
  8. dribbles
  9. dribblesome
  10. dribblet
  11. dribbleth

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