"landsman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: landsmen [plural]
Etymology: From land + -s- + man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann, Norwegian landsmann. Doublet of lantzman. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|land|-s-|man}} land + -s- + man, {{der|en|yi|לאַנדסמאַן}} Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman), {{cog|de|Landsmann}} German Landsmann, {{cog|no|landsmann}} Norwegian landsmann, {{doublet|en|lantzman}} Doublet of lantzman Head templates: {{en-noun|landsmen}} landsman (plural landsmen)
  1. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
    Sense id: en-landsman-en-noun-q6yilR4q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 14 18 21 21 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 25 13 18 19 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 7 10 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 13 20 19 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 19 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 10 15 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 25 13 21 19 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 19 18 16 19
  2. (oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
    Sense id: en-landsman-en-noun-6D35-zZT Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -s-, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 25 13 18 19 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 19 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 10 15 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 25 13 21 19 23
  3. A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-landsman-en-noun-s7GzE1QQ Disambiguation of People: 12 13 56 19 1 Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -s-, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 25 13 18 19 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 19 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 24 10 31 15 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 10 15 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 25 13 21 19 23
  4. Someone of a similar heritage or belief system
    Sense id: en-landsman-en-noun-PxdiFG4J Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -s-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 25 13 18 19 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 7 10 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 19 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 10 15 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 25 13 21 19 23
  5. (obsolete, nautical) A military rank given to naval recruits Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-landsman-en-noun-uK-vTF-4 Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -s-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 25 13 18 19 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 7 10 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 19 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 10 15 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 25 13 21 19 23 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: landman Coordinate_terms (opposite of a seaman): landlubber Translations (the opposite of a seaman): ἠπειρώτης (ēpeirṓtēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), landkrabbe [common-gender] (Danish), אִישׁ יַבָּשָׁה (ísh yabashá) [masculine] (Hebrew), יַבָּשְׁתָּן (yabashtán) [masculine] (Hebrew), עַכְבַּר יָבָּשָׁה (akhbár yabashá) [masculine] (Hebrew), campônio [masculine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'opposite of a seaman': 29 19 24 7 22 Disambiguation of 'the opposite of a seaman': 29 19 24 7 22

Inflected forms

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