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PRONUNCIATION OF QUIBBLER

quibbler  [ˈkwɪblə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUIBBLER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quibbler is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUIBBLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quibbler in the English dictionary

The definition of quibbler in the dictionary is a person given to making trivial objections or equivocations, esp ones used to avoid an issue; complainer.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUIBBLER


Ambler
ˈæmblə
assembler
əˈsɛmblə
cobbler
ˈkɒblə
diable
diːˈɑːblə
disabler
dɪsˈeɪblə
dribbler
ˈdrɪblə
enabler
ɪˈneɪblə
gambler
ˈɡæmblə
nabla
ˈnæblə
nibbler
ˈnɪblə
qibla
ˈkɪblə
rambla
ˈrɑːmblə
rambler
ˈræmblə
scrambler
ˈskræmblə
scribbler
ˈskrɪblə
stibbler
ˈstɪblə
tabla
ˈtʌblə
temblor
ˈtɛmblə
tumbler
ˈtʌmblə
warbler
ˈwɔːblə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUIBBLER

qui vive
quibble
quibbling
quibblingly
Quiberon
quich
quiche
Quichua
Quichuan
quick
quick assets
quick fire
quick fix
quick grass
quick march
quick money
quick on the uptake
quick one
quick response
quick thinking

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUIBBLER

babbler
brabbler
bubbler
dabbler
dibbler
doubler
drabbler
fribbler
gabbler
gobbler
grabbler
grey-crowned babbler
hobbler
nobbler
psychobabbler
rabbler
scrabbler
squabbler
throw a wobbler
wabbler
wobbler

Synonyms and antonyms of quibbler in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quibbler» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUIBBLER

Find out the translation of quibbler to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quibbler from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quibbler» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

唱唱反调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quibbler
570 millions of speakers

English

quibbler
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quibbler
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المراوغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Придира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quibbler
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quibbler
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chicaneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quibbler
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rabulist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

quibbler
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quibbler
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quibbler
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Quibbler
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குய்ப்ளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्विबलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

safsatacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cavillo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quibbler
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

придира
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quibbler
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

quibbler
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chicaneur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quibbler
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quibbler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quibbler

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUIBBLER»

The term «quibbler» is regularly used and occupies the 100.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUIBBLER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quibbler

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUIBBLER»

Discover the use of quibbler in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quibbler and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Twister, Quibbler, Puzzler, Cheat: Ten Tall Teasing Tales
A collection of stories which present classical paradoxes in dramatic form for young people who enjoy puzzles, jokes, riddles and conundrums.
Philip Cam, 1998
2
The Turf Register and Sportsman & Breeder's Stud-book: ...
QUIBBLER, Mr Hull's (a Brown Horse, foaled in 1 780), by Minor, dam by Sampson, grandam by Cade — Greyhound — Woodcock — Rib. At Canterbury, August 1 8, I78L at7st.3lb. He won 501. for all ages, four-mile heats, distancing the first ...
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1822
3
The turf register, and sportsman & breeder's stud-book, by ...
QUIBBLER, Mr Hull's (a Brown Horse, foaled in 1780), by Minor, dam by Sampson, grandam by Cade — Greyhound — Woodcock— Rib. At Canterbury, August 1 8, 1 784, at 7st.3lb. He won 501. for all ages, four-mile heals, distancing the first ...
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1822
4
English Etymology
QUIBBLER ; " nescio an a Lat. cymbalum : Skinn." — (nescio an a Gr. Ku^jSaAo», cymbalum) q. d. cymbalare ; i. e. cymbalis ludere ; verborum consonantiis ludere , istud enim facetiæ genus tan- tum quidam cognatarum vocum tinnitus est ...
George William Lemon, 1783
5
Harry Potter
The Quibbler mainstays are conspiracy theories and cryptozoology. Articles in The Quibbler have claimed that Fudge has had goblins cooked in pies, and uses the Department of Mysteries to develop terrible poisons, which he supposedly ...
By Wikipedians
6
Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit
HENRY. HARFIELD'S. QUIBBLER'S. CORNER. We are proud that comments by Henry Harfield appear in this book. Henry Harfield's name is synonymous with letter of credit law. To readers newly meeting letter of credit law: Henry Hartfield is  ...
Brooke Wunnicke, Paul S. Turner, 2000
7
The natural history of the Writer's clerk, by one of them
I am, your obedient Servant, " Thomas Quibbler." " Mr. Barleycorn Filohstoupt, " Shakspere Square." Having thus effectually intimidated poor Mr. Filchstoupy from legal proceedings, Mr. Quibbler complacently proceeds to the Police Office to ...
Natural history, 1848
8
Classical Indian Philosophy: A Reader
a quibbler replies: “this boy is not certainly nava-kambala (possessed of nine blankets), for he has only one blanket.” Here the word nava, which is ambiguous, was used by the speaker in the sense of “new,” but has been willfully taken by the  ...
Deepak Sarma, 2011
9
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality:
Besides, if the Daily Prophet was corrupt and the Quibbler was the only competing newspaper, there might be some suppressed real news in there. Harry trudged back over to the same newsstand from last time, wondering if the Quibbler could ...
LessWrong aka Eliezer Yudkowsky, 2010
10
A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Schools
A quibbler replies : " this boy is not certainly nava-kambala (possessed of nine blankets) for he has only one blanket. ... ambiguous was used by the speaker in the sense of "new," but has been wilfully taken by the quibbler in the sense of " nine.
Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana, 1920

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUIBBLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quibbler is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Batkid Begins': Firms muddle feel-good theme
The opera company, for instance, works overtime to make costumes for the Penguin and the Riddler. But let me play the role of another villain: the Quibbler. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Steve Matthews / July 8 at BELMONT
Quibbler should pack enhanced late wallop with cutback to 7 furlongs; rates call if able to draw into body of the race. Irish Actor made sustained rally when a ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
3
Steve Matthews / July 1 at BELMONT
Quibbler was a clear-cut second as the favorite in last; logical, short-priced player. Wild Inthe Streets compiled solid work tab for first start with maiden-claiming ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
4
Andros Townsend plus cash for Crystal Palace winger Yannick …
It's the Metro, quoting the Sun, which in the great transfer rumor hierarchy is slightly above The Quibbler, so take this with an entire salt mine. In fact, this rumor is ... «Cartilage Free Captain, Jun 15»
5
This Possible 'Harry Potter' Couple Would Ruin Harry Potter's …
Harry Potter might want to keep away from the latest edition of The Quibbler. Following a recent Instagram post, the online speculation is that Harry's dad, James ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
6
Inside the new and improved Harry Potter tour
The train has even been decked out with various props from the films, including copies of The Quibbler and pumpkin pasty wrappers, making the experience ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
7
Portrait of an artist
“Despite a breadth of experience to draw on in terms of overwhelming imbecility, I really have to credit my friend, FlowerByKenzo Quibbler, whose experience ... «The McGill Daily, Mar 15»
8
Hard Rock possibly in 2017
It is an interview printed with Jeroen Quibbler, director of Pen Resort B.V., the owner and developer of the tourism project between Pietermaai and Penstraat, ... «Curacao Chronicle, Dec 14»
9
J.K. Rowling Just Wrote Another Story About Harry Potter
... life during the Triwizard Tournament, but then (kinda) redeemed herself by conducting an interview with him for The Quibbler after the return of Voldemort. «Cosmopolitan, Jul 14»
10
James R. Schlesinger, CIA chief and Cabinet member, dies
“I tended to be too self-righteous, a quibbler, stubborn, too,” he said. “It took me a while to understand how hard I must have been to deal with.” national. Success ... «Washington Post, Mar 14»

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