Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who nibbles; one who bites a little at a time.
  • noun A fish: same as chogset.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, nibbles.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun someone who nibbles
  • noun a tool for cutting sheet metal

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a biter who takes dainty repeated bites

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Examples

  • So it depends on what kind of nibbler you happen to be.

    CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2003 2003

  • Eat four to five times a day (research has shown that using a 'nibbler' eating pattern encourages weight loss to a greater extent than 'gorging' on three large meals a day, provided that you only nibble on healthy, low-fat foods).

    unknown title 2009

  • Its eyes were big, black and glassy like those of a mindless nibbler, like one of the billions from those flying scourges one must avoid to imagine if possible.

    Locust Valley Breakdown Andrew Edwards 2012

  • A nibbler, like Tom was—the only boy I ever knew who ate nuts one at a time instead of by the fistful.

    The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011

  • Devaki Kaki was an expert pickle maker and I guess that's why Bal became a expert pickle nibbler.

    Panha Stands For The Advent Of Summer Truly... Anjali 2009

  • A nibbler, like Tom was—the only boy I ever knew who ate nuts one at a time instead of by the fistful.

    The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011

  • You need to get yourself a brown paper bag from the liquor store, breathe in and out of it slowly, and meditate on the words of (alleged carpet-nibbler) Eleanor Roosevelt: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Light at the End of the DADT Tunnel 2010

  • Devaki Kaki was an expert pickle maker and I guess that's why Bal became a expert pickle nibbler.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Anjali 2009

  • "It may not be a Gmail killer, but it could be nibbler," she predicted.

    Facebook Unveils New Messaging System By BARBARA ORTUTAY 2010

  • Julie had turned a classic meat-and-potatoes man into some kind of organic nibbler.

    AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE DAVID GOODWILLIE 2010

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