sobber

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noun

One who sobs; a weeper.

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blubberblubberer
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Meanings

nounsobber (plural sobbers)

plural sobbers

  1. One who sobs; a weeper.

    Federer, while not quite a serial sobber, also cried as a 21-year-old after beating Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon in 2003.

    2009 February 3, Terry Brown, “Roger Federer not the only big man to cry”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2009

    Synonyms: blubber, blubberer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who sobs; a weeper.

Similar
blubberblubberer
Also see
blubber

Origin

From sob + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

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Translations

Finnish itkijä, nyyhkyttäjä
  • itkijäone who sobs
  • nyyhkyttäjäone who sobs
Cite this entry
APA

sobber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobber

MLA

“sobber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sobber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobber.

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