stabber

noun — 2 senses

stabber

noun

Etymology From stab + -er.

1

One who, or that which, stabs.

Consider the cold-eyed thrush, that springy carnivore of lawns, worm stabber, basher to death of snails.1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 14:

2

Nautical, Transport A small marlinespike.

Derived terms: backstabber, shit-stabber, stump stabber

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