"dobber" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 dobber.ogg [Australia] Forms: dobbers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒbə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dobber (plural dobbers)
  1. Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dauber (extra: marker pen used for bingo cards)
    Sense id: en-dobber-en-noun-T8UV7n3z
  2. (UK, derogatory) A member of the working class in Scotland or Ireland who is seen as undereducated, with poor taste, especially in clothes, and poor social skills; closely connected to chav. Tags: UK, derogatory
    Sense id: en-dobber-en-noun-aEusv3Xn Categories (other): British English
  3. (Australia, UK, derogatory) One who dobs (informs against or implicates to authority). Tags: Australia, UK, derogatory
    Sense id: en-dobber-en-noun-cOvXnQpq Categories (other): Australian English, British English
  4. (Britain, informal) Any small electronic device that plugs directly into a larger one, such as a wireless scoring system in fencing or a USB mass storage device. Tags: Britain, informal
    Sense id: en-dobber-en-noun-PX8Ai8W5 Categories (other): British English
  5. (Britain, Ireland, chiefly dialect) A large marble. Tags: Britain, Ireland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-dobber-en-noun-k63nDD3G Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  6. (US, regional) A float (as used by an angler). Tags: US, regional
    Sense id: en-dobber-en-noun-S5y6jdnt Categories (other): American English, Regional English
  7. A dabchick.
    Sense id: en-dobber-en-noun-QHgrJY9l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: snitch, tattletale

Inflected forms

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