landsman

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landsman^¹

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From land + -s- + man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann, Norwegian landsmann. Doublet of lantzman.

noun landsmen · landman

A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats. So, deprived of one leg, and the strange ship of course being altogether unsupplied with the kindly invention, Ahab now found himself abjectly reduced to a clumsy landsman again; hopelessly eyeing the uncertain changeful height he could hardly hope to attain.
Opposite: seaman
A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe.
Someone of a similar heritage or belief system.
obsolete A military rank given to naval recruits.

Landsman^²

proper noun Landsmans

A surname.

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noun the opposite of a seaman

Português	campônio
עברית	אִישׁ יַבָּשָׁה ísh yabashá, יַבָּשְׁתָּן yabashtán, עַכְבַּר יָבָּשָׁה akhbár yabashá

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@misc{landsman_2026,
  title = {landsman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/landsman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}