"labber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: labbers [plural]
Etymology: lab + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|lab|er|id2=occupation}} lab + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} labber (plural labbers)
  1. (informal) A person taking part in a laboratory session. Tags: informal Related terms: dry-labber
    Sense id: en-labber-en-noun-5svCADkd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation)

Inflected forms

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