"lubber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlʌbə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lubber.wav [Southern-England] Forms: lubbers [plural]
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”), or of Scandinavian origin, compare dialectal Swedish lubber. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|lobeor||swindler}} Old French lobeor (“swindler”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lubber (plural lubbers)
  1. (archaic) A clumsy or lazy person. Tags: archaic Synonyms: unskilled person
    Sense id: en-lubber-en-noun-z6Tc-fCE
  2. (nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-lubber-en-noun-zBMB7M2- Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (Southern US) Common name for the eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera), likely after "a clumsy or lazy person" Tags: Southern-US Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-lubber-en-noun-LzCPl8Ex Disambiguation of People: 22 34 44 Categories (other): Southern US English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 22 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 20 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abbey-lubber, lubber fiend, lubberland, lubber line, lubber's hole

Inflected forms

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