Definition of LUBBER

lubber

Plural: lubbers

Noun

  • A clumsy, awkward, or unskilled person, especially at sea.
  • an awkward stupid person
  • an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
  • A clumsy or lazy person.
  • An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
  • An eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera).

Examples

  • He felt like a lubber when he clumsily misplaced his ’Q’ on a single-letter tile.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 10

lubber: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lubber: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lubber: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

lubber: valid Words With Friends Word