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词汇 lubber
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Definition of lubber in English:

lubber

noun ˈlʌbəˈləbər
  • 1dialect, archaic A big, clumsy person.

    〈古或方〉傻大个

    Synonyms
    lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel
  • 2

    short for landlubber
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But it looks like I won't be terribly useful to you lubbers outside o’ bein’ a transport, since I'm so bulky!
    • Lit'rally speaking, I am the ship you lubbers are standin’ on now.
    • ‘Maybe we can use the lubber to persuade Thor to help us,’ mused the gold ship.
    • Did ye know that I could hear ye lubbers all the way from the surface?
    • I (a lubber, admittedly) was impressed by the research they seemed to have done into naval maneuvering and combat.
    • ‘Stop being such a lubber about it,’ Tobias sighed but said nothing as Kennedy and the gunner, Gallagher entered the room.

Derivatives

  • lubberlike

  • adjective ˈlʌbəlʌɪkˈləbərˌlaɪk
  • lubberly

  • adverb ˈlʌbəliˈləbərli
    archaic, dialect
    • In a clumsy or unskilful manner.

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps via Old French lobeor 'swindler, parasite' from lober 'deceive'.

Rhymes

blubber, clubber, grubber, rubber, scrubber, snubber

Definition of lubber in US English:

lubber

nounˈləbərˈləbər
  • 1dialect, archaic A big, clumsy person.

    〈古或方〉傻大个

    Synonyms
    lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel
  • 2

    short for landlubber
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Stop being such a lubber about it,’ Tobias sighed but said nothing as Kennedy and the gunner, Gallagher entered the room.
    • Lit'rally speaking, I am the ship you lubbers are standin’ on now.
    • I (a lubber, admittedly) was impressed by the research they seemed to have done into naval maneuvering and combat.
    • ‘Maybe we can use the lubber to persuade Thor to help us,’ mused the gold ship.
    • Did ye know that I could hear ye lubbers all the way from the surface?
    • But it looks like I won't be terribly useful to you lubbers outside o’ bein’ a transport, since I'm so bulky!

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps via Old French lobeor ‘swindler, parasite’ from lober ‘deceive’.

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