lubber

Meanings

• noun

  A person who is clumsy or unskilled at sailing.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lubber
tuber , super , duper

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Homophones

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1. lubberland (en) : A place of ease and comfort
   

2. lubberly (en) : Clumsy or unskilled
   

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Variants

List of all variants of lubber that leads to same result
lubber , lubberliness , lubberlinesses , lubberly , lubbers , lubber line , lubber lines , lubber's hole , lubber's holes

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'sailor' in Old English, but later came to mean 'clumsy sailor'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lubber' comes from the Old English word 'lobber', which meant 'sailor'.

2. In the novel 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville, the character Queequeg is described as a 'lubber' at the game of checkers.

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Related Concepts

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1. sailor: A person who operates a ship or vessel.

2. clumsiness: The state or quality of being clumsy or unskilled.

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Culture

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In literature, 'lubber' has been used to describe inept or clumsy characters in nautical settings, such as in Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.

How to Memorize "lubber"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person struggling to sail a boat.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a clumsy sailor.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember: 'Lubber' is a 'clumsy' 'sailor'.

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