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Definitions for landmanˈlænd mən, -ˌmæn; -mən, -ˌmɛn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

land•man*ˈlænd mən, -ˌmæn; -mən, -ˌmɛn(n.)(pl.)-men

  1. Ref: landsman1 (def. 1). 1 1 1

  2. a person who bargains with landowners for the mineral rights to their land.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

* Usage: See -man.

Origin of landman:

bef. 1000

Princeton's WordNet

  1. landlubber, landsman, landman(noun)

    a person who lives and works on land

Wiktionary

  1. landman(Noun)

    Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Landman(noun)

    a man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to seaman

  2. Landman(noun)

    an occupier of land

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