landsman
noun
lands·man
ˈlan(d)z-mən 
1
: a fellow countryman
2
: a person who lives on the land
especially
: one who knows little or nothing of the sea or seamanship
Examples of landsman in a Sentence
during the time he was an American in Paris he felt a special kinship with his fellow landsmen
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Several vessels collided, terrifying the uninitiated landsmen on board.
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David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward.
—New York Times, 17 June 2022
This seems more like a landsman’s longing, for rain to fall on fields and fertilise them.
—The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
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David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward.
—New York Times, 17 June 2022
This seems more like a landsman’s longing, for rain to fall on fields and fertilise them.
—The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
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“Landsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landsman. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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landsman
noun
lands·man
ˈlan(d)z-mən
: a person who lives or works on land
especially
: one who knows little or nothing of the sea and ships
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