lubber vs novice

lubber and novice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lubber	Yes	No	No	No
novice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, novice is a hypernym of lubber; that is, novice is a word with a broader meaning than lubber:

Other hypernyms of lubber include beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro.

lubber (noun)	novice (noun)
an awkward stupid person	someone new to a field or activity
an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage	someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows