crabber
noun
crabber is spelled C-R-A-B-B-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crabber means “A person who catches crabs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crabber is crabbers.
How many letters and syllables are in crabber?
| Letters | 7: C-R-A-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crabber?
Crabber appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crabber?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-crabber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crabber
- crabbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crabber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who catches crabs.
- 2
A boat used for catching crabs.
- 3
A person who finds fault or criticizes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crabber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who catches crabs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crabier |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does crabber come from?
From crab (“crustacean having five pairs of legs”) + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).