Related Searches
on Ask.com
6 dictionary results for: rube
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Gold·berg
[gohld-burg] Pronunciation Key
[gohld-burg] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68. |
| 2. | Reuben Lucius (“Rube” ), 1883–1970, U.S. cartoonist, whose work often depicts deviously complex and impractical inventions. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| rube
(rōōb) Pronunciation Key
n. Slang An unsophisticated country person. [Probably from Rube, nickname for Reuben.] |
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
rube
rube
1896, reub, from shortened form of masc. proper name Reuben (q.v.), which is attested from 1804 as a conventional type of name for a country man.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| rube | |
noun | |
| a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: yokel] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.













