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LANDLUBBER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does landlubber mean?
• LANDLUBBER (noun)
The noun LANDLUBBER has 2 senses:
1. a person who lives and works on land
2. an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
Familiarity information: LANDLUBBER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who lives and works on land
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("landlubber" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Derivation:
landlubberly (inexperienced in seamanship)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("landlubber" is a kind of...):
beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)
Derivation:
landlubberly (inexperienced in seamanship)
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