"discombobulator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: discombobulators [plural]
Etymology: From discombobulate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|discombobulate|or}} discombobulate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} discombobulator (plural discombobulators)
  1. One who or that which discombobulates.
    Sense id: en-discombobulator-en-noun-o0X1Nja2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (informal) A thingy; a doodad. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-discombobulator-en-noun-J4e2kt~W

Inflected forms

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