skittler

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noun

One who plays the game of skittles.

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Meanings

nounskittler (plural skittlers)

plural skittlers

  1. One who plays the game of skittles.

    In the seventeenth century, Lincoln's Inn Fields was the favourite resort of football players, skittlers, and bowlers.

    1865, The Fortnightly Review, volume 2, page 305

Origin

From skittle + -er.

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APA

skittler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skittler

MLA

“skittler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skittler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skittler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skittler.

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