landsman
1 Americannoun
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Also a person who lives or works on land.
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an inexperienced sailor or one who has not been to sea before.
noun
noun
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a person who works or lives on land, as distinguished from a seaman
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a person with no experience at sea
noun
Gender
See -man.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of landsman
before 1000 for sense “native”; Middle English landes man, londes man, Old English landes mann; see land, 's 1, -man
Example Sentences
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She married a landsman, who became a diamond merchant; in the early nineteen-fifties, the couple resettled in the Bronx, and some fifteen years later, as empty-nesters, they went back to Israel.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 8, 2017
He had the tolerance of a landsman, the faith that comes with witnessing the changing seasons year in and year out.
From Time • Jul. 25, 2012
The average oil-burning landsman, shivering over November heating bills, may well ask: What's so wrong with that?
From Time Magazine Archive
After this extensive list of deficiencies, the best thing the ordinary landsman can find to say about the fleet is, "Well, it floats."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was supposed to be the home of a landsman, a good man who would help us find work.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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