landsman

• landman

From land +‎ -s- +‎ man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן‎ (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann, Norwegian landsmann.

landsman (plural landsmen)

1. The opposite of a seaman. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
2. (oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
3. A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe
4. Someone of a similar heritage or belief system
5. (obsolete, nautical) A military rank given to naval recruits

• (opposite of a seaman): landlubber

• Landmans

From land +‎ -s- +‎ man.

landsman c (feminine: landsmaninna)

1. a compatriot, a countryman