lubber
English
Etymology
Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”)[1], or of Scandinavian origin, compare dialectal Swedish lubber.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʌbə/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Noun
lubber (plural lubbers)
- (archaic) A clumsy or lazy person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:unskilled person
- (nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
Derived terms
Translations
inexperienced sailor — see landlubber
References
- “lubber”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “lubber”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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