lubber

[ luhb-er ]

/ ˈlʌb ər /

noun

a big, clumsy, stupid person; lout.

an awkward or unskilled sailor; landlubber.

adjective

clumsy; stupid; lubberly.

verb (used without object)

to behave like a lubber, especially in the handling of a boat.

Origin of lubber

First recorded in 1325–75, lubber is from the Middle English word lobre.See lob¹, -er¹

Words nearby lubber

luau, lub, Luba, Lubang Islands, Lubavitcher, lubber, lubber grasshopper, lubber line, lubberly, lubber's hole, lubber's knot

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Example sentences from the Web for lubber

Now, you know, if he wasn't a parson, d—n me if I'd turn in to-night till I'd rope's-ended that lubber!
Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade
The lubber's point on the telltale marked due west northwest.
The Wreck of the Titan|Morgan Robertson
A wind dead aft, blanketing more than half the canvas, is called a lubber's wind.
All Afloat|William Wood
The plashing of rain hissed in the sea, and a voice p. 259would come out of the unseen—“Port, you lubber!”
The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"|John MacGregor

That lantern went into a boat, Captain Ludlow, though a lubber carried it!
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for lubber

lubber

/ (ˈlʌbə) /

noun

a big, awkward, or stupid person

short for landlubber

Derived forms of lubber

lubberly, adjective, adverblubberliness, noun

Word Origin for lubber

C14 lobre, probably from Scandinavian. See lob 1

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单词	lubber
释义	lubber [ luhb-er ] / ˈlʌb ər / noun a big, clumsy, stupid person; lout. an awkward or unskilled sailor; landlubber. adjective clumsy; stupid; lubberly. verb (used without object) to behave like a lubber, especially in the handling of a boat. Origin of lubber First recorded in 1325–75, lubber is from the Middle English word lobre.See lob¹, -er¹ Words nearby lubber luau, lub, Luba, Lubang Islands, Lubavitcher, lubber, lubber grasshopper, lubber line, lubberly, lubber's hole, lubber's knot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lubber Now, you know, if he wasn't a parson, d—n me if I'd turn in to-night till I'd rope's-ended that lubber! Love Me Little, Love Me Long\|Charles Reade The lubber's point on the telltale marked due west northwest. The Wreck of the Titan\|Morgan Robertson A wind dead aft, blanketing more than half the canvas, is called a lubber's wind. All Afloat\|William Wood The plashing of rain hissed in the sea, and a voice p. 259would come out of the unseen—“Port, you lubber!” The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"\|John MacGregor That lantern went into a boat, Captain Ludlow, though a lubber carried it! The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas\|James Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for lubber lubber / (ˈlʌbə) / noun a big, awkward, or stupid person short for landlubber Derived forms of lubber lubberly, adjective, adverblubberliness, noun Word Origin for lubber C14 lobre, probably from Scandinavian. See lob 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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