dobber
noun
dobber is spelled D-O-B-B-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dobber means “Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dobber is dobbers.
How many letters and syllables are in dobber?
| Letters | 6: D-O-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 dobber?
Dobber appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 dobber?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_dobber.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dobber
- dobbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dobber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”).
- 2
UKderogatoryA member of the working class in Scotland or Ireland who is seen as undereducated, with poor taste, especially in clothes, and poor social skills.
- 3
AustraliaUKderogatoryOne who dobs (someone) (informs against them or implicates them to authority).
Nikki is such a dobber, she told the teacher that I hit Karen in the playground.
- 4
UKinformalAny small electronic device that plugs directly into a larger one, such as a wireless scoring system in fencing or a USB mass storage device.
- 5
IrelandUKA large marble.
- 6
USA float (as used by an angler).
- 7
USSpirit, pluck, self-esteem.
- 8
A dabchick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).