lubber
pronunciation
How to pronounce lubber in British English:
UK ['lʌbə]
How to pronounce lubber in American English:
US ['lʌbə]
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- Noun:
- an awkward stupid person
- an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
Word Origin
- lubber (n.)
- mid-14c., "big, clumsy, stupid fellow who lives in idleness," from lobre, earlier lobi "lazy lout," probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Swedish dialectal lubber "a plump, lazy fellow"). But OED suggests a possible connection with Old French lobeor "swindler, parasite," with sense altered by association with lob (n.) in the "bumpkin" sense. A sailors' word since 16c. (as in landlubber), but earliest attested use is of lazy monks (abbey-lubber). Compare also lubberwort, the name of the mythical herb that produces laziness (1540s); and Lubberland "imaginary land of plenty without work" (1590s). Sometimes also Lubbard (1580s).
- lubber (v.)
- 1520s, from lubber (n.). Related: Lubbered; lubbering.
Example
- 1. Hand it over , lubber .
- 2. Ms lubber said institutional investors were seeking more energy-efficient property portfolios .