bibler
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A protestant.
Register: archaic, derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
as the Church-mens policy was great, so they forgot not to foresee a storm, in case Mary should depart without issue, and the Crown come to Elizabeth, who was, as the Germans called them, a Protestant, as the French, a Huguenot, or of the Religion, as the English, a Lollard, a Bibler, a Gospeller; w
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A flogging of six cuts on the small of the back in which the bible clerk and ostiarius held up the culprit's shirt while a school official administered the flogging.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bibler” mean?
A protestant.
Is “bibler” formal or informal?
bibler is generally archaic, derogatory, slang.