Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who dribbles: This refers to someone, typically a baby or a person with a medical condition, who unintentionally lets saliva or liquid flow from their mouth.
   • A basketball player who is dribbling: In sports, specifically basketball, a "dribbler" is a player who is actively bouncing the ball on the floor while moving to advance it.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Person who drools):

  • The toddler is a messy dribbler, so we always keep a cloth handy.
  • After the stroke, he became a dribbler and needed special care.

• Noun (Basketball player):

  • She is an excellent dribbler, able to weave through defenders with ease.
  • The coach is looking for a quick dribbler to handle the ball under pressure.

Advanced Usage

• In a figurative sense: While less common, "dribbler" can be used metaphorically to describe someone who does something in a slow, steady, or seemingly uncontrolled trickle.
  • He was a dribbler of information, never giving the full story at once.

Variants and Related Words

• Dribble (verb): The action from which "dribbler" is derived.

  • To let saliva flow from the mouth. (e.g., The baby started to dribble.)
  • To move a ball by repeated light bounces or kicks. (e.g., He learned to dribble a basketball.)

• Dribbling (noun/gerund): The act or skill of dribbling.

  • His dribbling skills are unmatched on the team.

Synonyms

• For a person who drools: Drooler, slobberer.
• For a basketball player: Ball-handler, playmaker (though "playmaker" implies a broader role).

Related Phrases

• "A skilled dribbler": A common phrase in sports commentary to praise a player's ball-handling ability.

  • The point guard is known as a very skilled dribbler.

• "A chronic dribbler": A phrase used in medical or caregiving contexts.

  • The condition left him a chronic dribbler.

Noun

1. a person who dribbles; he needs a bib"
   • that baby is a dribbler
2. a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it