noun
Meaning 1
One who or that which wobbles.
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Colloquial Variant guide
wobbler
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who is undecided, and might go to either side.
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noun
Meaning 3
A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
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Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
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Usage: colloquial
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 5
A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
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Usage: colloquial
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 6
A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
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Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 7
A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
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Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
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noun
Meaning 8
a Salafi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 9
A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: advertising, business, commerce, marketing, retail
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Narrower terms: shelf stopper
noun
Meaning 10
The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
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noun
Meaning 11
A boiled leg of mutton.
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noun
Meaning 12
something that wobbles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: thing
History
Etymology
From wobble + -er.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: блесна (blesna) — fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water
- Russian: во́блер (vóbler) — fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water