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land⋅man

[land-muhn, -man]
–noun, plural -men [-muhn, -men] .
1. landsman (def. 1).
2. leaseman.
3. a person who bargains with landowners for the mineral rights to their land, as on behalf of an oil company.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE landmann. See land, man 1


See -man.

lands⋅man

[landz-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. Also, landman. a person who lives or works on land.
2. an inexperienced sailor or one who has not been to sea before.

Origin:
bef. 1000 for sense “native”; ME landes man, londes man, OE landes mann; see land, 's 1 , -man


See -man.

lease⋅man

[lees-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
a person who leases land and obtains the rights to its use, esp. oil-drilling rights.
Also called landman.


Origin:
lease 1 + man 1
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