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🎾 A ball launcher 🙋 A high thrower
lobber

lobber

9.1
A machine that throws balls high so players can practice returning them
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːbər/
translation icon : lanzador
  • The lobber launched the ball high into the air.

Examples

  • The team adjusted the lobber to launch balls at different angles for practice.

  • A new automatic lobber was installed at the baseball training facility.

  • The tennis coach used a lobber to help players practice returning high balls.

  • He used a powerful lobber to hit the target.

  • The soldier used a lobber to launch grenades over the enemy's fortifications.

  • At the carnival, a lobber attracted many children with its ability to toss soft toys high into the air.

  • Engineers designed a new lobber that could accurately throw balls over great distances for the sports training facility.

Synonyms

blaster
vslobber
57 7.6

A toy or fictional gun that shoots energy bolts

launches real objects in high arcs rather than firing straight beams
flinger
vslobber
1 6.1

A person or machine that throws things quickly and strongly

launches objects into a high arc rather than with sudden force

How Far

trebuchet
4 9.9
catapult
35 6.6
lobber
9.1
mortar
76 7.5
slingshot
27 3.3

Surface Forms

lobber singular
lobbers plural

Morphology

lobber = lob (transparent) = lob + er

The word 'lobber' is transparently derived from 'lob' with the addition of the suffix '-er' to indicate an agent or device performing the action.

Etymology

Lobber comes from the verb lob, which means 'to throw in a high arc'. So a lobber is a machine that 'lobs' or launches balls and other objects into the air for practice.