ribber
1 of 2noun (1)
rib·ber ˈri-bər 
plural ribbers
1
: a cook who prepares barbecued ribs
Award-winning ribbers will be serving up their smokin' hot, finger-lickin' good ribs, smothered in their mouth-watering secret sauce all weekend long, starting late Friday afternoon.
Linda Holmes
Linda HolmesLike every ribber, Kefalidis promises you they are the finest ribs you will ever taste, with fall-off-the-bone tenderness that will almost melt in your mouth. The (New Brunswick) Times & Transcript
The (New Brunswick) Times & Transcript2
: a knitting machine attachment that produces a ribbed stitch
The ribber is another bed or frame which sits at right angles to the first bed. The finished knitting goes between the two, allowing you to knit one row and purl the other. The Washington Post
The Washington PostThere is a skill to making the socks … and about 50 people have registered for the convention's classes on such topics as using the ribber, fancy stitches and open work … and knitting mittens. The Oregonian
The Oregonianribber
2 of 2noun (2)
plural ribbers
: one who ribs or pokes fun at others
Harry 'Mr. Fuji' Fujiwara … is mostly remembered by his wrestling cohort as one of the business' all-time greatest ribbers. A practical joker of the highest order, Fuji had virtually no limits when it came to pulling japes on the boys. Benjamin Richardson
Benjamin Richardson
Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1877, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
1929, in the meaning defined above
ribber
noun
as in needler
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- needler
- tormentor
- torturer
- heckler
- baiter
- tormenter
- tease
- traducer
- taunter
- teaser
- defamer
- libeler
- scorner
- derider
- libelist
- tattler
- scoffer
- insulter
- mocker
- ridiculer
- gossiper
- tattletale
- gossip
- troublemaker
- lampooner
- parodist
- caricaturist
- talebearer
- satirist
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- butt
- target
- victim
- prey
- mark
- mockery
- sitting duck
- lightning rod
- laughingstock
- pilgarlic