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landsman

lands·man

US/ˈlændzmʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a person who lives and works on land

2.

an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage

Origin

From land + -s- + man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann, Norwegian landsmann. Doublet of lantzman.

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