Nibbler

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who nibbles (in various senses).

    "But whether unripe years did want conceit, / Or he refused to take her figured proffer, / The tender nibbler would not touch the bait, / But smile and jest at every gentle offer:"

  2. 2
    a biter who takes dainty repeated bites wordnet
  3. 3
    A tool for cutting sheet metal.
  4. 4
    A fish of the sea chub subfamily Girellinae.
  5. 5
    A program for copying floppy disks at a low level (typically one bit at a time) to circumvent protection systems. historical

    "A-Copier. MegaSoft, Ltd. Full Featured Nibbler."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bit nibblerbit nibbler

Example

More examples

"Ziri is using the sheet metal nibbler to cut the sheet metal."

Etymology

From nibble + -er.

Related phrases

bit nibblerfloppy disksea chub

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