kubber

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noun

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Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounkubber (uncountable)

alternative khabar · alternative khabbar · alternative khubber

  1. IndiaarchaicuncountableNews.

    “The kubber is good, Sahib,” replied the veteran, […]

    1869, The Broadway, page 44

Origin

  1. Arabicخَبَر
  2. Persianخبر
  3. Urduخَبَر
  4. Hindiख़बर
  5. Englishkubber

From Hindi ख़बर (xabar) / Urdu خَبَر (xabar), from Persian خبر, from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar). Doublet of gabber.

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APA

kubber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kubber

MLA

“kubber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kubber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kubber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kubber.

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