stabber en · NOUN
Etymology
From stab + -er.
Meanings
-
One who, or that which, stabs.
Consider the cold-eyed thrush, that springy carnivore of lawns, worm stabber, basher to death of snails.
1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 14:
- A small marlinespike.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stabbers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |