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Definition: DABBER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Dabber" is a common misspelling or typo for: dagger, dabbed, dabbler, drabber, dabbers.

Date "Dabber" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1841. (references)

Specialty Definition: DABBER

Domain Definition
Publishing & Graphic Arts Print colored copperplate engraving by dabbing colors on to plate and printing at single impression. Source: European Union. (references)
Wikipedic Dabber is a computer worm that spreads through a vulnerability found in the Sasser worm. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: DABBER

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dabber (computer worm) 2     Dabber (computer worm) 2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"dabber" is a common misspelling or typo for: dagger, dabbed, dabbler, drabber, dabbers.

Synonyms: dabber
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

patter, ball, dab, dauber, tampon, biter, tapper, canvas, spotter, dabs, mop, sponge, swab, tampion, tent, wad, wick, applier, chucker.
Consider also: cleaner, dropper, knocker, raper, rapper, slapper, smacker, toucher, tracer, dubber, acer, sprinkler, plasterer, bundle, pat, jam, plug, sponger, copyist, taper, hack, painter, canvass, dot, globe, pad, parasite, picture, pile, stopper, tap.

Verb

totter.

Other

doter, mopper, smearer, splasher, splutterer, sputterer, swabber, toter, coater, clean, cleanse, dabbing.
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Computed Synonyms: dabber

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   60.2094   dabber     toucher     affector, dasher, concerner, welcomer, niller   
 2   46.2094   dabber     spotter     stainer, placer, speckler, siter, marker   
 3   45.2096   dabber     raper     knocker, tapper, slapper, thumper, bangor   
 4   43.2094   dabber     smearer     smudger, stainer, soiler, spotter, dauber   
 5   39.2096   dabber     patter     chatter, tapper, jabber, clatter, babble   
 6   37.2095   dabber     stainer     spotter, soiler, blotter, smudger, smearer   
 7   36.4096   dabber     blobber     spotter, splasher, blotcher, smudger, blurrer   
 8   35.2094   dabber     splasher     spatterer, sprinkler, plasher, splatterer, sprayer   
 9   34.2095   dabber     biter     piecer, scraper, fragmenter, lumper, parter   
 10   34.0094   dabber     canvas     duck, cloth, tarpaulin, painting, linen   
 11   33.2094   dabber     smudger     stainer, smearer, spotter, soiler, blurrer   
 12   33.2093   dabber     speckler     spotter, specker, flecker, stainer, smudger   
 13   33.2093   dabber     blotcher     spotter, stainer, blotter, smudger, smearer   
 14   32.2095   dabber     patcher     piecer, parter, spotter, lumper, fragmenter   
 15   32.2094   dabber     blurrer     smudger, smearer, stainer, blotter, spotter   
--------------------     912 synonyms ranked from 16 to 927 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: dabber

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   25.1087   dabber     anchor bollard     warping end, bunch, Dolly   
 2   25.0189   dabber     warping drum     warping end, whipping drum, winch head   
 3   25.0189   dabber     capstan drum     canvas, dog, doll   
 4   25.0187   dabber     whipping drum     warping drum, winch head, Gipsy head   
 5   25.0090   dabber     winch head     Gipsy head, warping head, warping end   
 6   25.0086   dabber     work headstock     headstock, stock, chick   
 7   8.0091   dabber     paint pad     tampon, brush pad, pad   
 8   7.4091   dabber     rubber stamp     stamp, seal, fee stamp   
 9   7.2092   dabber     rail buffer     buffer, bumper, rubber stamp   
 10   7.2090   dabber     filler clip     fender, manhole cover, rubber stamp   
 11   7.2089   dabber     manhole cover     filler clip, buffer memory, rail buffer   
 12   7.1085   dabber     solar greenhouse     greenhouse, sunspace, buffer space   
 13   7.0091   dabber     black head     head, stopper head, block   
 14   7.0091   dabber     seat stop     stamp, rubber stamp, bot   
 15   7.0089   dabber     screw plug     stopper, screwed plug, threaded plug   
--------------------     39 synonyms ranked from 16 to 54 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top
Antonym: dabber
Position Antonym (sorted by strength)

Other

masser.
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Translations: DABBER

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Algerian French coulot (idiot, cretin, fool, moron, addled), coulo (idiot, cretin, fool, moron, addled). Additional references: Algerian French, Algeria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Annamese người vỗ nhẹ (dabber), người đánh nhẹ (dabber), nùi bông (dabber, flue, fluey). Additional references: Annamese, Viet Nam, China, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Beaujolais poutrone (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Beaujolais, France, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian dr aè jezgre (dabber), dr aè jezgra (dabber), vytloukací kartáč (dabber), nanášecí poduška (dabber), chomáček (fluff, dabber, floccus, puff), tampon (wick, buffer, swab, tampon, tent). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Bourbonnais catin (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Bourbonnais, France, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Bourguignon poupette (doll, puppet, Dolly, hoopoe, hoopoo), catin (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Bourguignon, France, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese tintar com boneca (canvas, dabber), boneca (doll, puppet, dolly, bunch, canvas). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish tampon (tampon, canvas, compress, dabber, pad). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina dr aè jezgre (dabber), dr aè jezgra (dabber), vytloukací kartáč (dabber), nanášecí poduška (dabber), chomáček (fluff, dabber, floccus, puff), tampon (wick, buffer, swab, tampon, tent). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 轻拍的人 (dabber), 敷墨具 (dabber), 擦拭 (clean, cleanse, wiping, dab, dabber). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 輕拍的人 (dabber). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Ching người vỗ nhẹ (dabber), người đánh nhẹ (dabber), nùi bông (dabber, flue, fluey). Additional references: Ching, Viet Nam, China, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Comtois catiche (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Comtois, France, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse puppena (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), puppàtula (doll, puppet, Dolly, babe, dabber), pupatta (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), pompa (ceremony, doll, puppet, Dolly, parade), tapu (black head, block, blockage, bob, bot), pupona (anchor bollard, bunch, canvas, capstan drum, chick), stuppone (plug, buffer, stopper, cork, bumper), stampone (buffer, seal, bumper, pad, tampon). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi puppena (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), puppàtula (doll, puppet, Dolly, babe, dabber), pupatta (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), pompa (ceremony, doll, puppet, Dolly, parade), tapu (black head, block, blockage, bob, bot), pupona (anchor bollard, bunch, canvas, capstan drum, chick), stuppone (plug, buffer, stopper, cork, bumper), stampone (buffer, seal, bumper, pad, tampon). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican puppena (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), puppàtula (doll, puppet, Dolly, babe, dabber), pupatta (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), pompa (ceremony, doll, puppet, Dolly, parade), tapu (black head, block, blockage, bob, bot), pupona (anchor bollard, bunch, canvas, capstan drum, chick), stuppone (plug, buffer, stopper, cork, bumper), stampone (buffer, seal, bumper, pad, tampon). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso puppena (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), puppàtula (doll, puppet, Dolly, babe, dabber), pupatta (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), pompa (ceremony, doll, puppet, Dolly, parade), tapu (black head, block, blockage, bob, bot), pupona (anchor bollard, bunch, canvas, capstan drum, chick), stuppone (plug, buffer, stopper, cork, bumper), stampone (buffer, seal, bumper, pad, tampon). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu puppena (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), puppàtula (doll, puppet, Dolly, babe, dabber), pupatta (doll, puppet, Dolly, chick, dabber), pompa (ceremony, doll, puppet, Dolly, parade), tapu (black head, block, blockage, bob, bot), pupona (anchor bollard, bunch, canvas, capstan drum, chick), stuppone (plug, buffer, stopper, cork, bumper), stampone (buffer, seal, bumper, pad, tampon). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech dr aè jezgre (dabber), dr aè jezgra (dabber), vytloukací kartáč (dabber), nanášecí poduška (dabber), chomáček (fluff, dabber, floccus, puff), tampon (wick, buffer, swab, tampon, tent). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish tampon (tampon, canvas, compress, dabber, pad). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk tampon (tampon, canvas, compress, dabber, pad). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari نم زدن (baste, bedew, dabber, dabble, sauce), ضربه زدن (strike, dabber, butt, knap, lay on), الت نم زدن (dabber), رنگ زدن (complexion, dabber, ingraft, dye, dyes). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Tupfballen (dabber). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch tampon (tampon, plug, tampons, canvas, compress). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish tullo (ball, dab, dabber). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Français tapette (flyswatter, camp, dabber, fairy, mousetrap), tampon (buffer, bumper, pad, tampon, plug), broche d'une plaque de fonte (dabber), broche d'un moule en terre (dabber), poupée (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Franc-comtois catiche (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Franc-comtois, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
French tapette (flyswatter, camp, dabber, fairy, mousetrap), tampon (buffer, bumper, pad, tampon, plug), broche d'une plaque de fonte (dabber), broche d'un moule en terre (dabber), poupée (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
German Tupfballen (dabber). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Gin người vỗ nhẹ (dabber), người đánh nhẹ (dabber), nùi bông (dabber, flue, fluey). Additional references: Gin, Viet Nam, China, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek ταμπόν (tampon, tampons, canvas, dabber, ink pad). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) tambon (tampon, tampons, canvas, dabber, ink pad). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 가볍게 두드리는 사람 (dabber), 칠하는 사람 (dauber, dabber), 칠하는 솔 (dauber, dabber), 잉크솔 (dabber), 도장공 (dabber, painter). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 가볍게 두드리는 사람 (dabber), 칠하는 사람 (dauber, dabber), 칠하는 솔 (dauber, dabber), 잉크솔 (dabber), 도장공 (dabber, painter). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Tupfballen (dabber). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Tupfballen (dabber). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian tampone (buffer, tampon, swab, pad, plug), sfiora (dabber, skim, skims), persona che picchietta (dabber). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 軽く打つ人もの (dabber), 軽打するもの (dabber), 軽く叩く人 (dabber, patrix, tapper, paters, patters), 叩く人 (dabber, rapper, swatter), 塗る人 (dauber, daubers, dabber), インクボール (dabber), たんぽ (security, collateral, dabber, mortgage, surety). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Jing người vỗ nhẹ (dabber), người đánh nhẹ (dabber), nùi bông (dabber, flue, fluey). Additional references: Jing, Viet Nam, China, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Kanuri taba (buffer, seal, bumper, mark, pad). Additional references: Kanuri, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Kinh người vỗ nhẹ (dabber), người đánh nhẹ (dabber), nùi bông (dabber, flue, fluey). Additional references: Kinh, Viet Nam, China, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 가볍게 두드리는 사람 (dabber), 칠하는 사람 (dauber, dabber), 칠하는 솔 (dauber, dabber), 잉크솔 (dabber), 도장공 (dabber, painter). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Lorrain tontiche (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch), tatiche (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Lorrain, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Lyonnais poutronne (doll, puppet, model, Dolly, fad), poutrone (doll, puppet, model, Dolly, fad), poutraune (doll, puppet, model, Dolly, fad). Additional references: Lyonnais, France, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Norman poupine (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Norman, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi نم زدن (baste, bedew, dabber, dabble, sauce), ضربه زدن (strike, dabber, butt, knap, lay on), الت نم زدن (dabber), رنگ زدن (complexion, dabber, ingraft, dye, dyes). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Roussillon patote (doll, bandage, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard). Additional references: Patois of Roussillon, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois Stephanois potrone (doll, puppet, Dolly, anchor bollard, bunch). Additional references: Patois Stephanois, France, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian نم زدن (baste, bedew, dabber, dabble, sauce), ضربه زدن (strike, dabber, butt, knap, lay on), الت نم زدن (dabber), رنگ زدن (complexion, dabber, ingraft, dye, dyes). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) نم زدن (baste, bedew, dabber, dabble, sauce), ضربه زدن (strike, dabber, butt, knap, lay on), الت نم زدن (dabber), رنگ زدن (complexion, dabber, ingraft, dye, dyes). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese tintar com boneca (canvas, dabber), boneca (doll, puppet, dolly, dummy, poppet). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland tampon (tampon, canvas, compress, dabber, pad). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak chumáč (bunch, clot, cluster, dabber, flock). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian chumáč (bunch, clot, cluster, dabber, flock). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish rollo (roll, coil, bolt, reel, twist), marcador (marker, bookmark, scoreboard, bookmarks, dial), escudete (gusset, bud, bud shield, escutcheon, scutcheon), almohadilla (pad, cushion, pound, bolster, inkpad). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea tullo (ball, dab, dabber). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi tullo (ball, dab, dabber). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Viet người vỗ nhẹ (dabber), người đánh nhẹ (dabber), nùi bông (dabber, flue, fluey). Additional references: Viet, Viet Nam, China, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
Vietnamese người vỗ nhẹ (dabber), người đánh nhẹ (dabber), nùi bông (dabber, flue, fluey). Additional references: Vietnamese, Viet Nam, China, dabber. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: DABBER

Language Translations for “dabber” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag dathagabbathager (dabber). Additional references: Athag, dabber. (volunteer)
Double Dutch dagabbager (dabber). Additional references: Double Dutch, dabber. (volunteer)
Leet |)4|>|>&[z (dabber). Additional references: Leet, dabber. (volunteer)
Oppish dopabboper (dabber). Additional references: Oppish, dabber. (volunteer)
Pig Latin abberday (dabber). Additional references: Pig Latin, dabber. (volunteer)
Terran B pouponn (dabber). Additional references: Terran B, dabber. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi dubabbuber (dabber). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, dabber. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: DABBER

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Old French 900 - 1400 rochet (buffer, bumper, pad, tampon, plug). Additional references: Old French, dabber. (volunteer)
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