lubber

lubber
n
1. lout, dolt, oaf, clod, clodhopper, clodpoll or clodpate, gawk, looby, ox, clown, slouch, Chiefly Scot. cuddy, Inf. lummox, Sl. klutz, Sl. galoot, Sl. lug, Chiefly Brit. Sl. joskin; bungler, humbler, fumbler, botcher, blunderer, boggier, Inf. butter-fingers, Inf. stumblebum, Sl. slob; Naut. landlubber.
2. fool, dunce, boob, boobie, ninny, nincompoop, simpleton, ignoramus, dullard, dope, dimwit, nitwit, lamebrain, know-nothing; fathead, blockhead, meat-head, knucklehead, muttonhead, bonehead, dunderhead, peabrain, numbskull; All Sl. dingbat, dumbbell, dumb cluck, dumb bunny, retread.
3. loafer, idler, worthless idler, bum, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, Inf. goldbrick or goldbricker, Sl. goofball, Sl. goof-off, Sl. stiff, Brit. Sl. skiver; sponger, freeloader, cadger, parasite, non-worker, drone, Inf. lounge-lizard.
adj
4. loutish, cloddish; awkward, clumsy. See lubberly.

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  • Lubber — Lub ber, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. [1913 Webster] Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. Tusser. [1913 Webster] {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by sailors to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lubber — [lub′ər] n. [ME lobre < lobbe : see LOB] 1. a big, slow, clumsy person 2. an inexperienced, clumsy sailor; landlubber adj. big and clumsy lubberliness n. lubberly adj., adv …   English World dictionary

  • lubber — {{11}}lubber (n.) mid 14c., big, clumsy, stupid fellow who lives in idleness, from lobre, earlier lobi lazy lout, probably of Scandinavian origin (Cf. Swed. dialectal lubber a plump, lazy fellow ). But OED suggests a possible connection with O.Fr …   Etymology dictionary

  • lubber — /lub euhr/, n. 1. a big, clumsy, stupid person; lout. 2. an awkward or unskilled sailor; landlubber. adj. 3. clumsy; stupid; lubberly. v.i. 4. to behave like a lubber, esp. in the handling of a boat. [1325 75; ME lobre. See LOB1, ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • Lubber — See Abbey lubber …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • lubber — n. a big clumsy fellow; a lout. Phrases and idioms: lubber line Naut. a line marked on a compass, showing the ship s forward direction. Derivatives: lubberlike adj. lubberly adj. & adv. Etymology: ME, perh. f. OF lobeor swindler, parasite f.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lubber'd — lubberd, lubber d obs. forms of lubbard …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lubber grasshopper — Lubber Lub ber, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. [1913 Webster] Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. Tusser. [1913 Webster] {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lubber's hole — Lubber Lub ber, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. [1913 Webster] Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. Tusser. [1913 Webster] {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lubber's line — Lubber Lub ber, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. [1913 Webster] Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. Tusser. [1913 Webster] {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lubber's mark — Lubber Lub ber, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. [1913 Webster] Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. Tusser. [1913 Webster] {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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