nibbler

[nib-ler]

noun

a person or thing that nibbles.
any of several fishes of the family Girellidae, inhabiting shallow coastal waters on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, having thin, incisorlike teeth.

Origin of nibbler

First recorded in 1590–1600; nibble + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for nibbler

Historical Examples of nibbler

Nibbler hopped out of the basket and her joy became intense.
Anxious Audrey
Mabel Quiller-Couch
He opened the lid slowly, and Nibbler sniffed the air rapturously.
Anxious Audrey
Mabel Quiller-Couch
He has some larger cousins, one of them being a little bigger than Nibbler the House Mouse.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Thornton W. Burgess
In appearance he is much like Nibbler, but his coat is browner and there are fine hairs on his tail.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Thornton W. Burgess
Nibbler is slender and graceful, with a long, hairless tail and ears of good size.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Thornton W. Burgess

British Dictionary definitions for nibbler

nibbler

noun

a person, animal, or thing that nibbles
engineering a tool that cuts sheet material by a series of small rapidly reciprocating cuts

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