knobber

== English == === Etymology === From knob +‎ -er; the deer sense derives from the fact that a young buck's antlers begin diminutively as mere knobs; the fool sense derives indirectly from a reference to the penis; the two senses are ultimately cognate. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɒbə(ɹ) === Noun === knobber (plural knobbers) (hunting, animal husbandry) A hart in its second year; a young male deer. Synonym: knobbler Hypernyms: buck; hart; stag (sometimes coordinate) Near-synonyms: brocket, pricket, spitter (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, derogatory) A stupid, obnoxious, or otherwise contemptible person. Synonyms: knob, knobhead, knob-gobbler, knob polisher; see also Thesaurus:jerk