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skittler

skittler noun: one who plays the game of skittles.

Noun

skittler (plural skittlers)

  1. One who plays the game of skittles.
    • In the seventeenth century, Lincoln's Inn Fields was the favourite resort of football players, skittlers, and bowlers.1865, The Fortnightly Review, volume 2, page 305

Forms of skittler

pluralskittlers

Origin of skittler

From skittle + -er.

Questions about skittler

What does skittler mean?
Skittler means one who plays the game of skittles.
What part of speech is skittler?
Skittler is a noun.
What is the plural of skittler?
The plural of skittler is skittlers.

Words near skittler in the dictionary

  1. skittle-dogs
  2. skittleball
  3. skittleballs
  4. skittled
  5. skittled out
  6. skittler
  7. skittlers
  8. skittles
  9. skittles and beer
  10. skittles out
  11. skittles parties

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