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lubber

English

Etymology

Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”), or of Scandinavian origin, compare dialectal Swedish lubber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?b?/

Noun

lubber (plural lubbers)

  1. (archaic) A clumsy or lazy person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:unskilled person
  2. (nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
  3. (slang) A condom

Derived terms

  • lubber's hole
  • lubber line

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References

Anagrams

  • beblur, burble, rebulb, rubble

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dubber

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?b?/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?d?b?/
  • Rhymes: -?b?(r)

Etymology 1

dub +? -er

Noun

dubber (plural dubbers)

  1. One who dubs, or gives a name.
    • 2002, Peter R. Coss, Maurice Hugh Keen, Heraldry, Pageantry, and Social Display in Medieval England (page 199)
      […] thus to knight someone lacking in virtue dishonoured the dubber.
  2. A person who records or adds a dubbed soundtrack to a film.
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

dubber (plural dubbers)

  1. A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc.

Anagrams

  • rubbed

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