gobbler

English

Etymology

gobble +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑblɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒblə/

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• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒblə, (General American) -ɑblə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: gob‧bler

Noun

gobbler (plural gobblers)

1. (slang) A turkey.
   • 2009, Steve Hickoff, Turkey Calls & Calling:

     Do you slip back to your truck and find another gobbler to hunt? Trying to outcall the other hunter could work, but it creates a competitive and possibly dangerous situation.

   1. A male turkey; a tom; a stag; a jake.
2. One who eats food very quickly, without decorum.

   My dog is such a gobbler: she can empty her food dish in less than a minute.

Derived terms

• cock gobbler
• knob-gobbler
• solder gobbler
• turkey gobbler

 

Translations

slang: turkey

• Bulgarian: пуяк m (pujak)
• Russian: индю́к (ru) m (indjúk)

one who eats quickly

• Bulgarian: лакомник m (lakomnik)
• Finnish: ahmija
• German: Fresser (de) m (slang)
• Russian: обжо́ра (ru) m or f (obžóra) (glutton)

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} glouton (fr)
• German: ^{(please verify)} Puter (de)