landlubber

noun

land·lub·ber ˈland-ˌlə-bər

: landsman sense 2

clumsy landlubbers learning to sail

landlubberliness

ˈland-ˌlə-bər-lē-nəs

noun

landlubberly

ˈland-ˌlə-bər-lē

adjective

landlubbing

ˈland-ˌlə-biŋ

adjective

Examples of landlubber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, the decks in the forecastle (front to landlubbers) went from vertical to horizontal as the oddity became a floating laboratory. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024 And the work could aid research on landlubbers, too: PPEs are part of the human nervous system, and their loss is associated with conditions including Alzheimer’s disease. —

Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 27 June 2024 For landlubbers, an 18-hole golf course, destination spa, and tennis courts await. —

Julekha Dash, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2023 Unlike the prestigious Ivy League squads, the Huskies were mostly middle and working class landlubbers who’d only taken up oars to pay for school. —

Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for landlubber

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