Landsman Definition

lăndzmən
landsmen
noun
landsmen
A person who lives on land.
Webster's New World
A fellow countryman; compatriot.
Webster's New World

A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe.

Wiktionary

The opposite of a seaman. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.

Wiktionary
(oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:

Origin of Landsman

  • Yiddish from Middle High German lantsman countryman lant land (from Old High German lendh- in Indo-European roots) man man (from Old High German man-1 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • land's +‎ -man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman).

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to landsman using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

LLALAN

Words Ending With

NANMAN

Unscrambles

landsman

Words Starting With L and Ending With N

Starts With L & Ends With NStarts With LA & Ends With NStarts With L & Ends With AN

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With N