different between tabler vs cabler

English

Etymology

table +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?te?b?l?(?)/, /?te?bl?(?)/

Noun

tabler (plural tablers)

1. Agent noun of the verb to table; one who tables.
   • 1991, Richard J. Watts, Power in Family Discourse, p. 166:

     ...it has developed up to this point she has functioned as the tabler of topics specifically aimed at the affairs of Muriel and William's nuclear family.

2. (obsolete) One who boards others for payment.
   • 1640, Ben Jonson, Underwood

     The scene, the engine; but he now is come
     To be the music-master; tabler too

Anagrams

• Albert, Bartel, Bartle, balter, bralet, labret

French

Etymology

table +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ble/

Verb

tabler

1. (transitive with sur) To base one's scheming on something.

   Synonyms: miser sur, compter sur

Usage notes

• This verb requires the preposition sur (“on”) or related adverbs of location such as dessus (“on it”).

Conjugation

Further reading

• “tabler” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Albert

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tablere, tabeler, tabelere

Etymology

From Old French tablier; equivalent to table +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?b(?)l?r(?)/

Noun

tabler (plural tabelers)

1. Backgammon or a game like it.
2. (rare) A notepad or other portable writing instrument.
3. (rare) A mat or cover for a table.

References

• “t?bler(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-28.

English

Etymology 1

cable +? -er

Noun

cabler (plural cablers)

1. Someone who cables, who puts together or fixes cables.

Etymology 2

cable +? -er (“Variety -er”)

Noun

cabler (plural cablers)

1. (entertainment) A cable television network or system operator.

Anagrams

• Balcer, Crable