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landsman
lands·man
/
ˈlændz
mən
/
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[
landz
-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
lands·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.
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Origin:
before 1000
for sense “native”;
Middle English
landes man, londes man,
Old English
landes mann;
see
land
,
's
1
,
-man
Usage note
See
-man.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
lands·man
/
ˈlɑnts
mən
/
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[
lahnts
-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
lands·leit
/
ˈlɑnts
laɪt
/
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[
lahnts
-lahyt
]
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.
English
,
lands·men.
Yiddish.
a person from the same town, geographical area, region, etc., as another; compatriot.
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World English Dictionary
landsman
1
(ˈlændzmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
1.
a person who works or lives on land, as distinguished from a seaman
2.
a person with no experience at sea
landsman
2
(ˈlændzmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
a Jewish compatriot from the same area of origin as another
[from Yiddish]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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