landlubber
1Landlubber — 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] …
2landlubber — also land lubber, sailor s term of contempt for a landsman, c.1700, from LAND (Cf. land) (n.) + LUBBER (Cf. lubber) (q.v.) …
3landlubber — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing …
4landlubber — [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 …
5landlubber — 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 …
6landlubber — [[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] …
7landlubber — 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! …
8landlubber — noun Date: circa 1700 landsman 2 < clumsy landlubbers learning to sail > • landlubberliness noun • landlubberly adjective • landlubbing adjective …
9landlubber — landlubberish, adj. landlubberly, landlubbing, adj. /land lub euhr/, n. an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea. [1690 1700; LAND + LUBBER] * * * …
10Landlubber — Slang fur Landratte …
