lubber
English edit
Etymology edit
Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”),[1] or of Scandinavian origin, compare dialectal Swedish lubber.[2]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈlʌbə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun edit
lubber (plural lubbers)
- (archaic) A clumsy or lazy person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:unskilled person
- (nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
- (Southern US) Common name for the eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera), likely after "a clumsy or lazy person"
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
inexperienced sailor — see landlubber
References edit
- ^ “lubber”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lubber”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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