n. 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.
n. A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe
n. Someone of a similar heritage or belief system
n. A military rank given to naval recruits
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.
n. A sailor on his first voyage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A man of the same land or country; a fellow-countryman.
n. One who lives on the land; one who has had little or no experience of the sea.
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n. a person who lives and works on land
n. an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
Word Usage
"There's a Yiddish word, "landsman" londs-man which, roughly translated, means "a fellow villager" - a stranger, perhaps, but still someone you welcome because you know they share a common connection in the village of your ancestors."