dubber en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdʌbəɹ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈdʊbə/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈdʌbɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdʊbəɹ/ (Ireland)
- /ˈdʌbə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From dub + -er.
Meanings
-
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:
- A person who records or adds a dubbed soundtrack to a film.
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A person's mouth or tongue.
"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:"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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dubbers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
cs dabér (person working with film) · ar مُدَبْلِجَة (person working with film) · fr doubleur (person working with film) · ar مُدَبْلِج (person working with film) · fr doubleuses (person working with film) · pt dobrador (person working with film) · it doppiatore (person working with film) · fr doubleurs (person working with film) · pt dublador (person working with film) · fr doubleuse (person working with film)