brabbler arch.
(ˈbræblə(r))
Also 6 brabeler, 6–8 brabler.
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
One who brabbles: † a. a caviller, quibbler (obs.); b. a quarrelsome person, brawler.
| 1548 Thomas Ital. Gram. (1567) Cinciglione, is a dronken brabeler. 1553–87 Foxe A. & M. (1596) 1877/2, I am no brabler in the scripture. 1577 Holinshed Chron. II. 84 Brablers and ale-house quarrellers. 1647 Depos. Cast. York (Surtees) 10 He is..a brabler and a quarreller. 1713 Bp. Gibson Articles Visit. in Toulm. Smith Parish (1857) 94 Is he a brabler, brawler..seditious party? |