noun
Meaning 1
Something that emits bubbles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bubbler
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[bʌb.lə]
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noun
Meaning 2
An airstone for an aquarium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A drinking fountain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Qualifier: Wisconsin; Rhode Island; Massachusetts; Wisconsin; Rhode Island; Massachusetts
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noun
Meaning 4
A device used for smoking marijuana, similar to a cannabis pipe but with a section that holds water, like a bong
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: cannabis subculture
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noun
Meaning 5
One who cheats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 6
A freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), of central North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 7
any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: device
noun
Meaning 8
a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drinking fountain, water fountain
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Broader terms: fountain
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bubble Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bubbler From bubble + -er.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: pipe à eau — device for inhaling smoke that passes though a liquid for cooling or flavouring