Synonyms for dauber
Definitions
- n. 1
One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.
- n. 2
One who dobs (someone) (informs against them or implicates them to authority).
Nikki is such a dobber, she told the teacher that I hit Karen in the playground.
Related words
- Phrases
- mud dauber dirt dauber
- Other spellings
- dabber dobber
Forms
- Plural
- daubers → snitches, tattletales, snitchers, duffers…
Example sentences
- snitch Flavio warned Rima not to snitch on him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dauber | steady | |
| snitch | rising | |
| tattletale | rising | |
| lubber | steady | |
| bobber | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- snitch1, duffer2, bobber2, lubber2
- 7 letters
- knacker, smearer
- 8 letters
- snitcher
- 10 letters
- tattletale
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duffer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- barbouilleur