Synonyms of lubber
47 similar words
Another word for lubber is botcher. Other synonyms of lubber are bumbler, bungler, blunderer, blunderhead and butterfingers.
Synonyms and similar words for lubber
nounA clumsy or lazy person.
- botcher
- bumblerSomeone who bumbles; a stumbler or blunderer.
- bunglerSomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
- blundererOne who blunders.
- blunderheadSomeone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders.
- butterfingers
- chucklehead
- clodhopper British
- dauberOne who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.
- duffer
- dumbshit vulgarA stupid person.
- fuckup vulgar
- fumbler
- galootA clumsy or uncouth person.
- gaum
- gawk
- gobaloon
- goon
- gype British
- trapesA slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman.
- klutzA clumsy or stupid person.
- lomperd
- loobyA large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf.
- lummoxA clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
- lumpkinA clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.
- maladroitSomebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.
- mess-upA person who makes many mistakes.
- messup
- muff
- oaf
- palooka
- peabrain
- pisher
- sad sack
- schlemiel
- schmuck US
- screwup vulgarA person who often makes substantial mistakes; a bungler.
- shit bird vulgarA person who regularly gets into trouble; a screw-up.
- spaz vulgar
- stumblebum
- turkey
- weapon British
- yutzA foolish, incompetent, awkward, or contemptible person.
- alcatote British, obsoleteA foolish oaf.
- auf obsolete
- fumblefingers colloquial, rareA clumsy person; a butterfingers.
- slangrill obsoleteAn oaf: a person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
Meaning of lubber
- noun A clumsy or lazy person.
- noun An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
- noun An eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera).
lubber in other languages
Questions about synonyms of lubber
- What is another word for lubber?
- Lubber has 47 synonyms on Word.ws, such as botcher, bumbler, bungler, blunderer, blunderhead, butterfingers, chucklehead and clodhopper.
- What does lubber mean?
- Lubber means a clumsy or lazy person.
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