landman

[ land-muhn, -man ]

noun

, plural land·men [land, -m, uh, n, -men].

1. landsman ¹( def 1 ).
2. leaseman.
3. a person who bargains with landowners for the mineral rights to their land, as on behalf of an oil company.

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of landman¹

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

Example Sentences

Beth Landman on the perils of mixing dental work and daddy issues.

From The Daily Beast

Two of my adjutants—Pieter Hugo and Landman—had remained with me.

From Project Gutenberg

But what will you say when I tell you that the landman in question is no other than my brother?

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The name of the Landman who lived in the island was Thorfinn.

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The other was William Powell, an Irish landman, who was slightly wounded in the buttock.

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High′lander, High′landman, an inhabitant of a mountainous region; High′-low, a high shoe fastened with a leather thong in front.

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