different between gabber vs gabbler

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æb.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æb?(?)

Etymology 1

gab +? -er

Noun

gabber (plural gabbers)

1. (obsolete) A liar; a deceiver.
2. One who is addicted to idle talk.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch gabber.

Alternative forms

• gabba

Noun

gabber (countable and uncountable, plural gabbers)

1. (uncountable, music) A subgenre of hardcore techno characterised by an intense, distorted kick sound and controversial lyrics or samples.
2. (countable) A gabber music lover, usually dressed in a tracksuit, often with a complete shaved head or partially for women, seen primarily in the 1990s.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ????? (khaver, “friend”), from Hebrew ?????? (khavér, “friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.b?r/
• Hyphenation: gab?ber
• Rhymes: -?b?r

Noun

gabber m (plural gabbers, diminutive gabbertje n)

1. a guy
2. a friend; a pal
3. (music) gabber (hardcore subgenre)
4. A fan of gabber music, a gabber

Derived terms

• gabberen

Descendants

• ? English: gabber

English

Etymology

gabble +? -er

Noun

gabbler (plural gabblers)

1. One who gabbles, or prates loquaciously on a trifling subject.

Usage notes

Note the differences implied between gabblers and other prattlers in R. F. Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights (at the end of the tailor's tale).

Synonyms

• chatterer
• jabberer

Translations

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “gabbler”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language (Note the somewhat different definition.)
• “gabbler” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Anagrams

• grabble