1. People who hobble; those who walk with difficulty or an uneven gait.
2. Historically, men employed to tow or haul boats and barges along canals or rivers.
Usage: archaic; British
3. Horses or other animals that are hobbled (having legs partially restrained to prevent free movement).

Examples

• The hobblers moved slowly down the hospital corridor after their surgery.
• Medieval hobblers were essential workers along the Thames, pulling heavy cargo boats upstream.
• The farmer tied up the hobblers in the pasture to keep them from wandering too far.
• Several hobblers gathered at the clinic for their physical therapy sessions.
• The canal company hired hobblers to haul freight barges before steam power became common.