tabler

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English

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Etymology

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From table +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteɪbələ(ɹ)/, /ˈteɪblə(ɹ)/

Noun

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tabler (plural tablers)

  1. Agent noun of the verb to table; one who tables.
    • 1991, Richard J. Watts, Power in Family Discourse, page 166:
      ...it has developed up to this point she has functioned as the tabler of topics specifically aimed at the affairs of Muriel and William's nuclear family.
  2. (obsolete) One who boards others for payment.
    • a. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. [] (Second Folio), London: [] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC:
      The scene, the engine; but he now is come / To be the music-master; tabler too

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French

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Etymology

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From table +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta.ble/
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Verb

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tabler

  1. (intransitive) to base one's scheming [with sur ‘on something’]
    Synonyms: miser sur, compter sur

Usage notes

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  • This verb requires the preposition sur (on) or related adverbs of location such as dessus (on it).

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French tablier; equivalent to table +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːb(ə)lər(ə)/

Noun

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tabler (plural tabelers)

  1. Backgammon or a game like it.
  2. (rare) A notepad or other portable writing instrument.
  3. (rare) A mat or cover for a table.

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