landlubber

[land-luhb-er] Origin

land·lub·ber

[land-luhb-er]
noun
an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.

Origin:
1690–1700; land + lubber

land·lub·ber·ish, adjective
land·lub·ber·ly, land·lub·bing, adjective
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landlubber (ˈlændˌlʌbə)
 
n
nautical any person having no experience at sea
 
[C18: land + lubber]

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landlubber
sailor's term of contempt for a landsman, c.1700, from land (n.) + lubber (q.v.).
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