/ English Dictionary

LUBBER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage

Synonyms:

landlubber; landsman; lubber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lubber" is a kind of...):

beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)

Derivation:

lubberly (inexperienced in seamanship)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An awkward stupid person

Synonyms:

clod; gawk; goon; lout; lubber; lummox; lump; oaf; stumblebum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lubber" is a kind of...):

clumsy person (a person with poor motor coordination)

Derivation:

lubberly (clumsy and unskilled)

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