"drabber" meaning in All languages combined

See drabber on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From drab + -er (comparative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drab|er|id2=comparative|pos2=comparative suffix}} drab + -er (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} drabber
  1. comparative form of drab: more drab Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: drab (extra: more drab)
    Sense id: en-drabber-en-adj-ulA5w2Ta Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 55 8 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

Forms: drabbers [plural]
Etymology: From drab + -er (relational noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|drab|er|id2=relational|pos2=relational noun suffix}} drab + -er (relational noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drabber (plural drabbers)
  1. A hair product that works against natural colour to make the hair more drab.
    Sense id: en-drabber-en-noun-FQ~owZjw Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (relational)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: drabbers [plural]
Etymology: From drab + -er (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drab|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} drab + -er (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drabber (plural drabbers)
  1. (obsolete) One who associates with drabs; a wencher. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-drabber-en-noun-XOq2S~1T Disambiguation of Hair: 21 32 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 10 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 6 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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