Home › Words › B › bubberbubberbubber means A person who steals plate from public houses.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bubber ranks #26,403 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Old English.nounA person who steals plate from public houses.A drinking bowl.A person who drinks a lot of alcohol.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chubber 58% match — A chubby person. vs bubber →bumboozer 58% match — A kind of large marble in children's games. vs bubber →nabber 57% match — One who grabs or snatches. vs bubber →bibber 57% match — One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler. vs bubber →buzgut 56% match — A person who eats or drinks a substantial amount. vs bubber →mumper 56% match — A beggar. vs bubber →buddler 56% match — One who buddles. vs bubber →burglarer 55% match — A burglar. vs bubber →