tabler

See also: Tabler

English

Etymology

table +‎ -er

Noun

tabler (plural tablers)

  1. Agent noun of the verb to table; one who tables.
    • 1991, Richard J. Watts, Power in Family Discourse, p. 166:
      ...it has developed up to this point she has functioned as the tabler of topics specifically aimed at the affairs of Muriel and William's nuclear family.
  2. (obsolete) One who boards others for payment.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

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French

Etymology

table +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.ble/

Verb

tabler

  1. (transitive with sur) To base one's scheming on something.
    Synonyms: miser sur, compter sur

Usage notes
  • This verb requires the preposition sur (“on”) or related adverbs of location such as dessus (“on it”).

Conjugation
Conjugation of tabler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle tablant
/ta.blɑ̃/
past participle tablé
/ta.ble/
infinitive
simple tabler
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple tablant
/ta.blɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present table
/tabl/		 tables
/tabl/		 table
/tabl/		 tablons
/ta.blɔ̃/		 tablez
/ta.ble/		 tablent
/tabl/
imperfect tablais
/ta.blɛ/		 tablais
/ta.blɛ/		 tablait
/ta.blɛ/		 tablions
/ta.bli.jɔ̃/		 tabliez
/ta.bli.je/		 tablaient
/ta.blɛ/
past historic2 tablai
/ta.ble/		 tablas
/ta.bla/		 tabla
/ta.bla/		 tablâmes
/ta.blam/		 tablâtes
/ta.blat/		 tablèrent
/ta.blɛʁ/
future tablerai
/ta.blə.ʁe/		 tableras
/ta.blə.ʁa/		 tablera
/ta.blə.ʁa/		 tablerons
/ta.blə.ʁɔ̃/		 tablerez
/ta.blə.ʁe/		 tableront
/ta.blə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional tablerais
/ta.blə.ʁɛ/		 tablerais
/ta.blə.ʁɛ/		 tablerait
/ta.blə.ʁɛ/		 tablerions
/ta.blə.ʁjɔ̃/		 tableriez
/ta.blə.ʁje/		 tableraient
/ta.blə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present table
/tabl/		 tables
/tabl/		 table
/tabl/		 tablions
/ta.bli.jɔ̃/		 tabliez
/ta.bli.je/		 tablent
/tabl/
imperfect2 tablasse
/ta.blas/		 tablasses
/ta.blas/		 tablât
/ta.bla/		 tablassions
/ta.bla.sjɔ̃/		 tablassiez
/ta.bla.sje/		 tablassent
/ta.blas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — table
/tabl/		 — tablons
/ta.blɔ̃/		 tablez
/ta.ble/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French tablier; equivalent to table +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːb(ə)lər(ə)/

Noun

tabler (plural tabelers)

  1. Backgammon or a game like it.
  2. (rare) A notepad or other portable writing instrument.
  3. (rare) A mat or cover for a table.

References
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