landlubber

[ land-luhb-er ]

noun

1. an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.

landlubber

/ ˈlændˌlʌbə /

noun

1. nautical any person having no experience at sea

Other Words From

• landlubber·ish adjective
• landlubber·ly landlubbing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of landlubber¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; land + lubber

Word History and Origins

Origin of landlubber¹

C18: land + lubber

Example Sentences

Then I don't blame her for changing her mind, ye bloody landlubber!

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Well, if Mr. Tuckerman is such a landlubber as he appears to be, I think its only right you should give him your help.

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I can quit this landlubber's job where I'm nothin' but a swab, and go to sea again, where I'm some account.

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"It's heavy sea for that fellow, and he looks like a landlubber trying to walk the deck in a rough sea," said Captain Scott.

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He was at once set down as an "awkward landlubber," dismissed from his coal-shovelling, and ordered to do duty in the lamp-room.

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