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lands·man 1

 (lăndz′mən)
n.
One who lives and works on land.

lands·man 2

 (länts′mən)
n.
A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe.
[Yiddish, from Middle High German lantsman, countryman : lant, land (from Old High German; see lendh- in Indo-European roots) + man, man (from Old High German; see man- in Indo-European roots).]
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landsman

(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

(ˈlændzmən)
n, pl -men
a Jewish compatriot from the same area of origin as another
[from Yiddish]
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lands•man1

(ˈlændz mən)

n., pl. -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.
[1660–70; compare Middle English londes man inhabitant, Old English landes mann; see land, 's1, man]
usage: See -man.

lands•man2

(ˈlɑnts mən)

n., pl. -men.
a fellow countryman.
[1945–50, Amer.; < Yiddish; see landsman1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.landsman - a person who lives and works on land
landlubber, landman
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
2.landsman - an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
landlubber, lubber
beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity
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Thomas Redruth, owner's servant, landsman, shot by the mutineers; James Hawkins, cabin-boy--
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A landsman could hardly have worn this garb and shown this face, and worn and shown them both with such a galliard air, without undergoing stern question before a magistrate, and probably incurring a fine or imprisonment, or perhaps an exhibition in the stocks.
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Experience has since taught me that these great beasts are as terror-stricken by this phenomenon as a landsman by a fog at sea, and that no sooner does a fog envelop them than they make the best of their way to lower levels and a clear atmosphere.
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The danger lay in the heavy fog which blanketed the bay, and of which, as a landsman, I had little apprehension.
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