sobel

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noun

A government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone civil war.

OriginOld East Slavic соболь →
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Meanings

sobel1

nounsobel (plural sobels)

plural sobels

  1. A government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone civil war.

Sobel2

proper nounSobel (plural Sobels)

plural Sobels · alternative Sabol · alternative Sobal · alternative Sobol

  1. A surname.

Origin

sobel · noun

From the phrase "soldier by day, rebel by night", referring to soldiers who would secretly cooperate with rebels to enrich themselves.

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Sobel · proper noun

  1. Old East Slavicсоболь
  2. EnglishSobel

Ultimately from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lesbobolesSobleBlose
Cite this entry
APA

sobel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobel

MLA

“sobel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sobel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobel.

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