lubber
lubber · lubbers
An inexperienced or novice sailorAn inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
/ˈlʌbə(ɹ)/
Значение
значений: 4An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
(Southern US)An eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera).
(South Asia)Alteration of rubber.
(архаичное)A clumsy or lazy person.
an awkward stupid person
Происхождение
From Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”), from Old French lober toFrom Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”), from Old French lober to mock, to jeer, or of Scandinavian origin, compare dialectal Swedish lubber. The grasshopper was likely so called after sense 1 (“a clumsy or lazy person”).
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Формы
мн. число: lubbersСинонимы
синонимов: 52turkeyA1weaponB1alcatotebotcherbumblerbunglerblundererblunderheadbutterfingerschuckleheadclodhopperdauberdufferdumbshit
Близкие по смыслу
- an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage:landlubber
- an awkward stupid person:loutclodstumblebumgoonoaflummoxlumpgawk