- landlubber
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noun
Date: circa 1700
landsman 2 <clumsy landlubbers learning to sail> • landlubberliness noun • landlubberly adjective • landlubbing adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
landlubber
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Landlubber — Land lub ber, n. [Prop. fr. land + lubber, or possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.] (Naut.) One who passes his life on land; so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
landlubber — also land lubber, sailor s term of contempt for a landsman, c.1700, from LAND (Cf. land) (n.) + LUBBER (Cf. lubber) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
landlubber — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing … English terms dictionary
landlubber — [land′lub΄ər] n. [ LAND + LUBBER] a person who has had little experience at sea and is therefore awkward aboard a ship: a sailor s term of contempt … English World dictionary
landlubber — UK [ˈlændˌlʌbə(r)] / US [ˈlændˌlʌbər] noun [countable] Word forms landlubber : singular landlubber plural landlubbers old fashioned someone who does not know much about boats or the sea … English dictionary
landlubber — [[t]læ̱ndlʌbə(r)[/t]] landlubbers N COUNT A landlubber is someone who is not used to or does not like travelling by boat, and has little knowledge of boats and the sea. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
landlubber — a person who does not go to sea, a landlocked human, not salty You landlubber, Jack! I bet you ve never been in a boat! … English idioms
landlubber — landlubberish, adj. landlubberly, landlubbing, adj. /land lub euhr/, n. an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea. [1690 1700; LAND + LUBBER] * * * … Universalium
Landlubber — Slang fur Landratte … Maritimes Wörterbuch
landlubber — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. landsman; raw seaman. See land, navigation … English dictionary for students
