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mobber

mobber

1 7.8
A person who joins others to bully or hurt someone
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːbər/
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Examples

  • My little brother, the professional flash mobber.

    Step Up Revolution (2012)

  • Romney is looking presidential while Obama is looking like a grown-up flash mobber.

    Blog text (13)

  • The group of teenagers became a mobber, harassing anyone who walked by.

  • Being a mobber means participating in acts that can intimidate others in the community.

  • The mobber shouted insults at the victim, clearly trying to instill fear.

Synonyms

bully
vsmobber
  • Offensive
301 3.2

A person who scares or hurts people who are weaker

is a member of a group that intimidates or acts violently
harasser
vsmobber
11 6.3

A person who repeatedly bothers, threatens, or scares others

is part of a group that intimidates rather than a lone tormentor
bullyboy
vsmobber
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who uses threats or force to control people for a political group

is part of a group that intimidates rather than an agent for politics
threatener
vsmobber
1 5.8

A person who tries to make others afraid by saying they will hurt them

is part of a group that also uses violence rather than only making threats
maltreater
vsmobber
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who hurts people or animals on purpose

is one member of a group that abuses or attacks rather than a lone abuser

Antonyms

supporter
817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

defender
252 2.8

A person who protects someone or something from harm

How Aggressive

attacker
167 2.5
mobber
1 7.8

Surface Forms

mobber singular
mobbers plural

Morphology

mobber = mob (transparent) = mob + er

The noun is a regular agentive formation from the verb 'mob', meaning a person who mobs or takes part in mob-like aggression.

Etymology

Mobber comes from mob, a word for a 'crowd', and is related to mobile, which means 'moving'. A mobber is someone who joins or acts with a crowd to bully or attack, so the origin explains why it means a person who takes part in group bullying or violence.