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sobber

sobber noun: one who sobs; a weeper.

Noun

sobber (plural sobbers)

  1. One who sobs; a weeper.
    • Federer, while not quite a serial sobber, also cried as a 21-year-old after beating Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon in 2003.2009 February 3, Terry Brown, “Roger Federer not the only big man to cry”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2009
    Synonyms:
    blubber, blubberer

Synonyms of sobber

Forms of sobber

pluralsobbers

Origin of sobber

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

Questions about sobber

What does sobber mean?
Sobber means one who sobs; a weeper.
What part of speech is sobber?
Sobber is a noun.
What is the plural of sobber?
The plural of sobber is sobbers.

Words near sobber in the dictionary

  1. Sobalvarro
  2. Sobalvarros
  3. sobas
  4. sobat
  5. sobbed
  6. sobber
  7. sobbers
  8. sobbery
  9. sobbest
  10. sobbeth
  11. sobbie

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