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land⋅lub⋅ber

  [land-luhb-er]
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–noun
an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
Origin:
1690–1700; land + lubber

Related forms:
land⋅lub⋅ber⋅ish, adjective
land⋅lub⋅ber⋅ly, landlubbing, adjective
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land·lub·ber   (lānd'lŭb'ər)   
n.  A person unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
land'lub'ber·ly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Landlubber

Land"lub`ber\, n. [Prop. fr. land + lubber, or possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.] (Naut.) One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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landlubber 
sailor's term of contempt for a landsman, c.1700, from land (n.) + lubber (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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