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Webster 1913 Edition


Landsman

Lands′man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Landsmen
(#)
.
1.
One who lives on the land; – opposed to
seaman
.
2.
(Naut.)
A sailor on his first voyage.

Webster 1828 Edition


Landsman

LAND'SMAN

,
Noun.
In seaman's language, a sailor on board a ship, who has not before been at sea.

Definition 2024


landsman

landsman

See also: landsmän

English

Alternative forms

Noun

landsman (plural landsmen)

  1. The opposite of a seaman. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
  2. (oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
  3. A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe
  4. Someone of a similar heritage or belief system
  5. (obsolete, nautical) A military rank given to naval recruits

Coordinate terms


Swedish

Etymology

From land + -s- + man.

Noun

landsman c (feminine: landsmaninna)

  1. a compatriot, a countryman

Declension