sobel
sobel noun: a government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone civil war.
Noun
sobel (plural sobels)
- A government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone civil war.
Proper noun capitalized: Sobel
Sobel (plural Sobels)
- A surname.
Forms of sobel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sobels |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sobels |
| alternative form | Sabol |
| alternative form | Sobal |
| alternative form | Sobol |
Origin of sobel
From the phrase "soldier by day, rebel by night", referring to soldiers who would secretly cooperate with rebels to enrich themselves.
Ultimately from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).
Words formed from sobel
Phrases with sobel
Questions about sobel
- What does sobel mean?
- Sobel means a government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone civil war.
- What part of speech is sobel?
- Sobel can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of sobel?
- The plural of sobel is sobels.
Words near sobel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sobel (page history and authors); Sobel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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