Definitions for landlubberˈlændˌlʌb ər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
land•lub•berˈlændˌlʌb ər(n.)
an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
Category: Navy
Origin of landlubber:
1690–1700; land+lubber
Princeton's WordNet
landlubber, landsman, landman(noun)
a person who lives and works on land
landlubber, lubber, landsman(noun)
an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
Wiktionary
landlubber(Noun)
Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
Origin: Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.
Webster Dictionary
Landlubber(noun)
one who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule
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