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dubber¹

  • /ˈdʌbə/ UK
  • /ˈdʌbɚ/ US
  • /ˈdʊbə/ Northern England
  • /ˈdʊbəɹ/ Ireland
  • /ˈdʌbəɹ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -ʌbə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From dub + -er.

noun dubbers

  1. One who dubs, or gives a name. […]thus to knight someone lacking in virtue dishonoured the dubber.
  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."

dubber²

  • /ˈdʌbə/ UK
  • /ˈdʌbɚ/ US
  • /ˈdʊbə/ Northern England
  • /ˈdʊbəɹ/ Ireland
  • /ˈdʌbəɹ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -ʌbə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

noun dubbers · dabbah · dubba · dubbah

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

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noun person working with film

Portuguêsdobrador, dublador
Françaisdoubleur, doubleuse, doubleurs, doubleuses
Italianodoppiatore
العربيةمُدَبْلِج mudablij, مُدَبْلِجَة mudablija

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@misc{dubber_2026,
  title = {dubber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dubber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}