lubber
9 synonyms and 1 antonym for lubber, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An awkward or idle person.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
A sailor with little experience, especially one more used to being on land.
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Etymology
From Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”), 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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