bobber
5
5.8
- noun
- /ˈbɑːbər/
- US
:
flotador
- The bobber floated gently on the surface, signaling that a fish was biting.
- slip bobber
- fishing bobber
- worm and bobber
But I mean, this is a fun bass, man, just watching that bobber go down.
- But I mean, this is a fun bass, man, just watching that bobber go down.
- But then when you it's kind of like I always think of, of the bobbers, you know, Sharpener.
Examples
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The girl swung the line from a bamboo pole to present her bobber and bait beneath an overhanging willow.
Fiction book (1999) -
Someone's red and white plastic fishing bobber floated.
Fiction book (2002) -
You know you have to put a bobber on that?
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Your daddy was gonna fish without the bobber, can you believe that?
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And when the bobber goes under, you pull them up.
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But I mean, this is a fun bass, man, just watching that bobber go down.
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Now, when you put the bait in, the bobber sits on top of the water like this.
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The bobber at the end of my line rippled the water.
Fiction book (1992) -
My red and white bobber floated in the center of St. Angelo's pond.
Fiction book (1992) -
But with practice—even if it's just practice with a bobber for now—luck can turn into skill.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
5
3.9
A small float attached to a fishing line to keep bait near the water surface
1
7.5
A small float on a fishing line that shows when a fish bites
Small float made of cork attached to a fishing line to show when a fish bites
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bobber comes from the simple verb bob, which means 'to move up and down'. The -er part means 'something that does' the action, so a bobber is a small float that 'bobs' on the water to show when a fish bites.