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humbler

English

Etymology 1

From humble +? -er (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

humbler (plural humblers)

  1. One who humbles.
    • August 1, 1824, Sydney Smith, The Lawyer that Tempted Christ (sermon)
      the unravellers of cunning, the investigators of artifice, the humblers of pride, and the scourgers of oppression
  2. (BDSM) A physical restraint that clamps around the base of the scrotum and prevents straightening of the legs.

Etymology 2

From humble +? -er (comparative suffix).

Adjective

humbler

  1. comparative form of humble: more humble

humbler From the web:

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humbles

English

Etymology 1

See humble

Verb

humbles

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humble

Noun

humbles

  1. plural of humble

Etymology 2

From numbles

Alternative forms

  • umbles

Noun

humbles pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic) Entrails of a deer.
Derived terms
  • humble pie

References

  • humbles in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Adjective

humbles

  1. plural of humble

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  • what does humbled mean
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