nibbler
noun
nibbler is spelled N-I-B-B-L-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nibbler means “Someone who nibbles (in various senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nibbler is nibblers.
How many letters and syllables are in nibbler?
| Letters | 7: N-I-B-B-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 nibbler?
Nibbler appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
Forms of nibbler
- nibblers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nibbler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who nibbles (in various senses).
- 2
A tool for cutting sheet metal.
- 3
A fish of the sea chub subfamily Girellinae.
- 4
A program for copying floppy disks at a low level (typically one bit at a time) to circumvent protection systems.
We used a program call Fast Hack 'Em. It had what was called a 'Nibbler'. It had the copy protection schemes for various games stored on one of the program disks, and you would load that up before copying the game. It then 'nibbled' away th
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nibbler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who nibbles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grignoteur, grignoteuse |
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 nibbler come from?
From nibble + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).