dubber

noun — 4 senses

dubber

noun

UK /ˈdʌbə/ · US /ˈdʌbɚ/

Etymology From dub + -er.

1

One who dubs, or gives a name.

[…]thus to knight someone lacking in virtue dishonoured the dubber.2002, Peter R. Coss, Maurice Hugh Keen, Heraldry, Pageantry, and Social Display in Medieval England, page 199:

2

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

3

UK, Obsolete, Slang A person's mouth or tongue.

"Well, Sal, you mum your dubber pretty generally, but when you do slacken your glib you may as well do it civilly."1857, Hidden Links; Or the Schoolfellows. A Tale, volume 2, page 233:
"Shut your dubber. Think you're a regular duchess, you do, eh? I ain't answering no more questions."2010, Emily Hendrickson, The Fashionable Spy:

dubber

noun

Etymology From Arabic دُبَّاء (dubbāʔ, “bottle gourd”).

1

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

Related terms: jigger-dubber

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