English Explanatory Dictionary

nobbler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning a race.
  2. A serving of beer or spirits.
  3. A thimbleman's or cardsharp's accomplice or shill, who poses as a player of the game to suggest that it is easy to win.

Pronunciation

en-au-nobbler.ogg

Word forms

nobbler nobblers

Etymology

From nobble + -er.

Derived words

nobblerize
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