"blobber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blobbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blobber (plural blobbers)
  1. Dated form of blubber. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: blubber
    Sense id: en-blobber-en-noun-yeg6tISu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: blobbers [plural]
Etymology: blob + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|blob|-er}} blob + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} blobber (plural blobbers)
  1. (video games, slang) An RPG in which the player controls an indistinct party. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-blobber-en-noun-NfXlheUF Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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