Landsman (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person who lives and works on land.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The sailor had spent so long at sea that he felt like a stranger among the landsmen who worked at the dockyard.
- After years of working on ships, he decided to become a landsman and take a job at a factory on shore.
- The landsman who owned the farm near the coast was often called upon to provide supplies to the sailors who came ashore.
- As a landsman, he was not used to the rolling motion of the ship and soon became seasick.
- The captain of the ship had to deal with the local landsmen who were protesting against the noise and disruption caused by the vessel's presence in the harbor.
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Meaning 2
An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.