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landsman

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lands·man 1  (lndzmn)
n.
One who lives and works on land.
lands·man 2  (läntsmn)
n. pl. lands·leit (-lt)
A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe.
[Yiddish, from Middle High German lantsman, countryman : lant, land (from Old High German; see lendh- in Indo-European roots) + man, man (from Old High German; see man-1 in Indo-European roots).]
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Noun1.landsman - a person who lives and works on land
landlubber, landman
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
2.landsman - an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
landlubber, lubber
beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity


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Thomas Redruth, owner's servant, landsman, shot by the mutineers; James Hawkins, cabin-boy--
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
A landsman could hardly have worn this garb and shown this face, and worn and shown them both with such a galliard air, without undergoing stern question before a magistrate, and probably incurring a fine or imprisonment, or perhaps an exhibition in the stocks.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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