landman

[ land-muhn, -man ]

noun,plural land·men [land-muhn, -men]. /ˈlænd mən, -ˌmɛn/.
  1. a person who bargains with landowners for the mineral rights to their land, as on behalf of an oil company.

Origin of landman

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English landmann.See land, man

usage note For landman

See -man.

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