"dubber" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌbə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdʌbɚ/ [General-American], /ˈdʊbə/ [Northern-England], /ˈdʊbəɹ/ [Ireland], /ˈdʌbəɹ/ [Northern-Ireland, Scotland] Forms: dubbers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ) Etymology: From dub + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dub|er|id2=agent noun}} dub + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dubber (plural dubbers)
  1. One who dubs, or gives a name. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dubber-en-noun-CeOd9ELJ Disambiguation of People: 31 28 7 33 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 42 13 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 55 23 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 56 17 26
  2. A person who records or adds a dubbed soundtrack to a film. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dubber-en-noun-XDXUhqGx Disambiguation of People: 31 28 7 33 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 42 13 44
  3. (UK, slang, obsolete) A person's mouth or tongue. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-dubber-en-noun-t7t4~Jm- Categories (other): British English, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 42 13 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 26 13 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 31 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 30 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (person working with film): مُدَبْلِج (Mudablij) [masculine] (Arabic), مُدَبْلِجَة (Mudablijah) [feminine] (Arabic), dabér [masculine] (Czech), doubleur [masculine] (French), doubleuse [feminine] (French), doubleurs [masculine, plural] (French), doubleuses [feminine, plural] (French), doppiatore (alt: 1) [masculine] (Italian), dobrador [Portugal] (Portuguese), dublador [Brazil] (Portuguese)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'person working with film': 8 45 46

Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌbə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdʌbɚ/ [General-American], /ˈdʊbə/ [Northern-England], /ˈdʊbəɹ/ [Ireland], /ˈdʌbəɹ/ [Northern-Ireland, Scotland] Forms: dubbers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ) Etymology: From Arabic دُبَّاء (dubbāʔ, “bottle gourd”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|دُبَّاء|t=bottle gourd}} Arabic دُبَّاء (dubbāʔ, “bottle gourd”), {{root|en|ar|د ب ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} dubber (plural dubbers)
  1. A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc. Categories (topical): People, Vessels Synonyms: dabbah, dubba, dubbah Related terms: jigger-dubber (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-dubber-en-noun-NMRLLesn Disambiguation of People: 31 28 7 33 Disambiguation of Vessels: 15 5 11 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 9 30 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 9 11 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 11 9 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 4 8 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic دُبَّاء (dubbāʔ, “bottle gourd”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dubbers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dubber (plural dubbers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "etymologically unrelated",
      "word": "jigger-dubber"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "globular",
          "globular"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "bottle",
          "bottle"
        ],
        [
          "leather",
          "leather"
        ],
        [
          "ghee",
          "ghee"
        ],
        [
          "oil",
          "oil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʌbə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʌbɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʊbə/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʊbəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʌbəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-Ireland",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌbə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dabbah"
    },
    {
      "word": "dubba"
    },
    {
      "word": "dubbah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dubber"
}

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  "called_from": "translations/324",
  "msg": "possible sense number in translation item: Italian: doppiatore (it) m (1)",
  "path": [
    "dubber"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "dubber",
  "trace": ""
}

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