landlubber

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Pronunciation

/ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/ (UK)

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/ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/ (UK) · /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/ (US)

Definition of landlubber

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

“[…] the making of sheathing and ship's pumps. This last rather unmarine field included more than a third of the patents before 1800, which may be one explanation for the predominance of landlubbers in early marine patenting.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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