1
: a drinking fountain from which a stream of water bubbles upward
2
: one that bubbles

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More than 40,000 bubbler dispensers carry the drink, according to Tallman. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 The Reflecting Pool will need continual monitoring of water chemistry along with improved filtration, and perhaps treatments such as algaecides or the nano-bubbler, said Glibert. — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 23 June 2026 To prevent ice damage, an underwater air-bubbler system was installed. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026 Those threats include boat strikes from propellers slicing through shells, being caught in fishing nets, shoreline development, tree removal reducing natural cover, de-icing bubblers that give otters access to hibernating turtles, and climate change. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bubbler

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of bubbler was in 1808

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“Bubbler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubbler. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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