- a big, slow, clumsy person
- an inexperienced, clumsy sailor; landlubber
Origin of lubber
Middle English lobre from lobbe-: see lob big and clumsy
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lubber
noun
- A clumsy person.
- An inexperienced sailor; a landlubber.
Origin of lubber
Middle English lobur lazy lout akin to lob lout ; see lob .Related Forms:
- lub′ber·ly
adverb
adjective
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Noun
(plural lubbers)
- a clumsy or lazy person
- (nautical) an inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber
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