GOBBLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gobbler mean? 

• GOBBLER (noun)
  The noun GOBBLER has 2 senses:

1. a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls

2. male turkey

  Familiarity information: GOBBLER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOBBLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gobbler" is a kind of...):

eater; feeder (someone who consumes food for nourishment)

Derivation:

gobble (eat hastily without proper chewing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Male turkey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

gobbler; tom; tom turkey; turkey cock

Hypernyms ("gobbler" is a kind of...):

Meleagris gallopavo; turkey (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)

Derivation:

gobble (make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys)