lubber (Meaning)

Wordnet

lubber (n)

an awkward stupid person

an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage

Webster

lubber (n.)

A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.

lubber Sentence Examples

  1. The clumsy lubber tripped and fell over his own feet.
  2. The ship's cook, a notorious lubber, served the crew a watery stew.
  3. The lubber's clumsy attempts to dance amused the onlookers.
  4. The sailor's stories were filled with tales of lubbers who met untimely ends at sea.
  5. The captain refused to entrust the ship to a lubber like him.
  6. The crew laughed at the lubber's bumbling efforts to steer the boat.
  7. The lubber's incompetence became an embarrassment to the entire ship.
  8. The pirate crew mocked the lubber who dared to challenge them.
  9. The lubber's seafaring skills were so poor that he could barely tie his own shoelaces.
  10. The captain demoted the lubber to cabin boy until he could prove his worthiness as a sailor.

FAQs About the word lubber

an awkward stupid person, an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyageA heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.

idiot, clodhopper, mutt, clown, stupid, snake, skunk, lump, lout, oaf

genius, thinker, intellectual, brain, wizard, sage, genius, intellectual, wizard, brain

The clumsy lubber tripped and fell over his own feet.

The ship's cook, a notorious lubber, served the crew a watery stew.

The lubber's clumsy attempts to dance amused the onlookers.

The sailor's stories were filled with tales of lubbers who met untimely ends at sea.