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View synonyms for landsman
landsman
1[ landz-muhn ]
landsman
2[ lahnts-muhn ]
noun
, Yiddish.
, plural lands·leit [lahnts, -lahyt], English lands·men.
- a person from the same town, geographical area, region, etc., as another; compatriot.
landsman
1/ ˈlændzmən /
noun
- a person who works or lives on land, as distinguished from a seaman
- a person with no experience at sea
landsman
2/ ˈlændzmən /
noun
- a Jewish compatriot from the same area of origin as another
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Gender Note
See -man.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of landsman1
from Yiddish
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Example Sentences
There is no landsman in the ship now exposed to its dangers.
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And yet they paused and looked about in quickened perception, with the clutch at the throat that takes the landsman on big waters.
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Helped by pluck, I thought to myself, as I tried with my landsman's fancy to conjure up that perilous scene.
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The officers were most friendly and did everything possible to make things comfortable for a landsman in their limited quarters.
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He trusted to his Pilot, like the landsman in a storm; to his Father, as an infant in the dark.
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