Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landlubber

/ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: land-lub-ber
IPA: /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"[T]he skipper invited us to ‘splice the main brace’; which, in the language of the landlubber, means to have a spot of rum."
"[…] the making of sheathing and ship's pumps. This last rather unmarine field included more than a third of the patents before 1800, which may be one explanation for the predominance of landlubbers in early marine patenting."

Etymology

Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/
British English: /ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

landlubbers (plural)

Derived Forms

groundlubber landlubberish landlubberliness landlubberly

Frequently Paired Words

landsman

Synonyms

lubber

Questions

How do you pronounce landlubber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/.
What does landlubber mean?: Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
Where does landlubber come from?: Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.

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