landlubber

English

WOTD – 19 August 2009

Etymology

Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlænd.lʌb.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈlænd.lʌb.ɚ/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

landlubber (plural landlubbers)

(nautical, derogatory) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
Synonym: lubber

Coordinate term: landsman

Derived terms

Translations

someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship

Danish: landkrabbe c
Dutch: landrot (nl) f, zoetwatermatroos m
Esperanto: ŝipanaĉo, terulaĉo
Finnish: maakrapu (fi)
French: marin d'eau douce (fr) m
German: Landratte (de)
Hungarian: szárazföldi patkány
Irish: aineolaí mara m, caslóir m

Italian: marinaio d'acqua dolce m, marinaio inesperto
Norwegian:
Bokmål: (informal) landkrabbe m or f

Nynorsk: (informal) landkrabbe m or f
Polish: (colloquialism) szczur lądowy (pl) m
Portuguese: marinheiro de água doce, marambaia (pt) m
Russian: сухопу́тная кры́са f (suxopútnaja krýsa)
Swedish: landkrabba c

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