gobbler 1[gob-ler] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a male turkey.
Origin of gobbler 1First recorded in 1730–40; gobble2 + -er1 gobbler 2[gob-ler] noun
- a person or thing that gobbles or consumes voraciously or quickly: a gobbler of science fiction.
Origin of gobbler 2First recorded in 1745–55; gobble1 + -er1 Examples from the Web for gobbler Historical Examples of gobbler
It was the head and neck of his own Turkey Gobbler, and that was all he got for his pains.
E. T. Seton
“We can send the gobbler home and keep the two hens,” said Fred.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island
Edward Stratemeyer
It was a gobbler, I tell you, that was nearly as big as a giraffe.
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories
W. D. Howells
Suiting the action to the word, he raised his musket and shot the gobbler.
Joel Chandler Harris
And that gobbler is the only friend I have in the world except you.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
Lucy Maud Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for gobbler gobbler noun
- informal a male turkey
Word Origin and History for gobbler n.
1737, “turkey cock,” agent noun from gobble (v.2). As “one who eats greedily” 1755, from gobble (v.1).