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gobbler

1 American  
[gob-ler] / ˈgɒb lər /

noun

  1. a male turkey.

gobbler 2 American  
[gob-ler] / ˈgɒb lər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that gobbles or consumes voraciously or quickly.

    a gobbler of science fiction.
gobbler British  
/ ˈɡɒblə /

noun

  1. informal a male turkey

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gobbler1

First recorded in 1730–40; gobble 2 + -er 1

Origin of gobbler2

First recorded in 1745–55; gobble 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Back then, and even earlier, the gobbler was given for the first family’s holiday consumption.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Some were impressed by Griffith's confident demeanour, others thought he "had an exaggerated strut like a turkey gobbler".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2020

Carter was on his way to go turkey hunting when he fell and was concerned that he had yet to reach his limit for spring gobbler season.

From Fox News • May 14, 2019

Horace Vose, a poultry farmer in Rhode Island, began the tradition of giving presidents Thanksgiving turkeys in 1873 when he sent a 38-pound gobbler to President Ulysses S. Grant.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2018

‘Did you hear what they said about that gobbler, Mr. Frodo? I told you Gollum wasn’t dead yet, didn’t I?’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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