Nibbler

Definition: Nibbler

Nibbler

Noun

1. A biter who takes dainty repeated bites.

Date "nibbler" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1609. (references)

Synonyms by domain: hand nibbler (engineering & technology), nibbler type metal cutter (european union, mechanical engineering), sheet metal cutter.

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Crosswords: Nibbler

Specialty definitions using "nibbler": NIBBLER OPERATOR. (references)

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Modern Usage: Nibbler

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	This time, I miss Nibbler, and I'm feeling nosy and opinionated. (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Nibbler

Domain	Title
Consumer Goods	DeWalt DW898 1950 spm 14-Gauge Nibbler (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Nibbler

"Nibbler" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nibbler" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	3	202,518

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Nibbler

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "nibbler": bread-nibbler.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Nibbler

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
nibbler	33
sheet metal nibbler	13
metal nibbler	7
air nibbler	7
futurama nibbler	5
nibbler pullmax	4
nibbler tool	3
electric nibbler	3
drill nibbler	3
nibbler turner	2
bosch nibbler	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Nibbler

Language		Translations for "nibbler"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		步冲轮�"机. (various references)

German		nascher (sweet-eater). (various references)

Greek		περιτρώγων, δαγκάνων (snaprer). (various references)

Manx		shiulgeyder. (various references)

Pig Latin		ibblernay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Nibbler

Derivations
	Words beginning with "nibbler": nibblers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Nibbler" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nibbe, nibbil, nibblet, nibblre, nibel, niber, nible, niblet, nobber, nobbler, Nyberg. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Nibbler"

Words rhyming with "nibbler" (pronounced 'Nib"bler'): Ambler, assembler, Brabbler, Cabbler, Cobbler, Dabbler, Dibbler, Dissembler, Drabbler, Dribbler, Enfeebler, Ennobler, Fabler, Fribbler, fumbler, gambler, Garbler, gobbler, grumbler, Jumbler, Knobbler, Marbler, Mumbler, Nobbler, Quibbler, Rambler, Resembler, Rumbler, Scambler, scrambler, Squabbler, Stabler, stumbler, Tabler, Transcribbler, troubler, tumbler, Warbler. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Nibbler

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-b-e-i-l-n-r"
	-1 letter: berlin, libber, nibble.
	-2 letters: bible, birle, bribe, brine, liber, liner.
	-3 letters: bier, bile, bine, birl, bleb, blin, bren, brie, brin, lien, lier, line, lire, rein, riel, rile.
	-4 letters: bel, ben, bib, bin, ebb, ern, ire, lei, lib, lie, lin, neb, nib, nil, reb, rei, rib, rin.
	-5 letters: be, bi, el, en, er, in, li, ne, re.
	Words containing the letters "b-b-e-i-l-n-r"
	+1 letter: nibblers, nubblier.
	+2 letters: knobblier.
	+3 letters: belaboring, blabbering, blubbering, clabbering, clobbering, ribbonlike, slabbering, slobbering, slubbering.
	+4 letters: belabouring, gibberellin.
	+5 letters: gibberellins, lubberliness, nightclubber, unbridgeable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.