Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dubber

/ˈdʌbɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: dub-ber
IPA: /ˈdʌbɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who dubs, or gives a name.

noun

A person who records or adds a dubbed soundtrack to a film.

noun

A person's mouth or tongue.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

noun

A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc.

Example Sentences

"[…]thus to knight someone lacking in virtue dishonoured the dubber."
""Well, Sal, you mum your dubber pretty generally, but when you do slacken your glib you may as well do it civilly.""
""Shut your dubber. Think you're a regular duchess, you do, eh? I ain't answering no more questions.""

Etymology

From dub + -er.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: دُبَّاء, د ب ب

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʌbɚ/
British English: /ˈdʌbə/

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

dubbers (plural) dabbah (alternative) dubba (alternative) dubbah (alternative)

Phrases

jigger-dubber

Frequently Paired Words

jigger-dubber

Rhymes With

rubber blubber scrubber grubber flubber bubber subber snubber slubber nubber stubber chubber

Questions

How do you pronounce dubber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌbɚ/.
What does dubber mean?: One who dubs, or gives a name.
Where does dubber come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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