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Definition of Landsman
1. Noun. A person who lives and works on land.
Generic synonyms: Denizen, Dweller, Habitant, Indweller, Inhabitant
Derivative terms: Landlubberly
2. Noun. An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage.
Generic synonyms: Beginner, Initiate, Novice, Tiro, Tyro
Derivative terms: Landlubberly, Lubberly
Definition of Landsman
1. n. One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.
Definition of Landsman
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe ¹
3. Noun. Someone of a similar heritage or belief system ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete nautical) A military rank given to naval recruits ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Landsman
1. landman [n LANDSMEN] / a fellow Jew coming from one's own section of Eastern Europe [n LANDSLEIT] - See also: landman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Landsman
Literary usage of Landsman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records and Papers of the New London County Historical Society (1890)
"Mitchel Kingman, landsman; Thomas Oliver, landsman ; William Taylor, landsman ;
William Webb, landsman ; Asael Bush, landsman ; Daniel Peterson, landsman ..."
2. The Adventures of Christopher Hawkins by Christopher Hawkins, Charles Ira Bushnell (1864)
"... was landsman—landsman. There were ten landsmen to one answer of half seaman.
When the roll was finished, Mr. Sproat said to our sea officers, ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1896)
"... whom fortune hath afflicted and cast into this place: so now do whatsoever
thou wilt." FROM 'SINDBAD THE SEAMAN AND SINDBAD THE landsman ' Portions of ..."
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