lubber
Americannoun
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a big, clumsy, stupid person; lout.
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an awkward or unskilled sailor; landlubber.
adjective
verb (used without object)
noun
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a big, awkward, or stupid person
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short for landlubber
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lubber
First recorded in 1325–75, lubber is from the Middle English word lobre. See lob 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Fast-forward a few months, though, and the lubber becomes an almost invincible warrior in shining bright - and toxic - armor: the lubber’s colorful exoskeleton serves as a warning that says’I’m poisonous’ to predators.
From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2019
But this is South Florida, home of bizarre and showy creatures, and it’s high Eastern lubber season.
From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2019
Unlike other grasshopper species which are winged and agile, the lubber can’t fly.
From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2019
Check the width of the vertical range-finder lines and the lubber line-if they leave you guessing the center of the image in dim light, accurate bearings will be hard to take.
From Time Magazine Archive
The last poor lubber had got his sea legs.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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