lubber
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈlʌbər/
- Offensive
:
marinero inexperto
- That's not to say you lubbers will sit at ease.
Examples
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So here be the lubber who knocked me on me poop deck and with no apologies, too!
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As a lubber, he had to learn the ropes from more experienced sailors during his first voyage.
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Come on, you lubbers, move!
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Well, come on, you lubbers!
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Come back here, you lubbers!
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Ahoy there land lubbers.
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Avast, you lubbers!
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The crew laughed as the new arrival fell overboard, clearly a lubber on their first sailing trip.
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Navigating the boat proved challenging for the lubber, who struggled with even the simplest tasks.
Synonyms
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8.3
A person who is not used to being on a ship
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9.9
A man new to working at sea, often on his first trip
A woman new to working on a ship, often on her first trip at sea
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A fixed mark on a ship's compass that shows the direction the ship is pointing
How Experienced
- Informal
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- Offensive
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- Informal
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8.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lubber started as an old word for a big, slow person, meaning 'clumsy', and sailors used it to mock someone who could not work well on a ship. So lubber came to mean an inexperienced or clumsy sailor, and you still see it in landlubber ('from the land').