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noun, plural land·men

[-muh

n, -men] .

landsman ( def 1 ).

a person who bargains with landowners for the mineral rights to their land, as on behalf of an oil company.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English landmann. See land, man¹

Usage note
See -man.

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landman
noun
a person who lives and works on land [syn: landlubber]

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