landlubber en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/ (US)
- /ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.
Meanings
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(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.
1935, S. Colum Gilfillan, The Sociology of Invention, page 84:[T]he skipper invited us to ‘splice the main brace’; which, in the language of the landlubber, means to have a spot of rum.
1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| landlubbers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
landlubberly · landlubberliness · landlubberish · groundlubber
Synonyms
Translations (27)
ru сухопу́тная кры́са (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · fi maakrapu (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · nl zoetwatermatroos (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · he יַבָּשְׁתָּן (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · sv landkrabba (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · it marinaio d'acqua dolce (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · he אִישׁ יַבָּשָׁה (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · cmn 旱鴨子 /旱鸭子 (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · nn landkrabbe (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · ga aineolaí mara (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · is landkrabbi (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · nl landrot (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · pt marambaia (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · da landkrabbe (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · hu szárazföldi patkány (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · pl szczur lądowy (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · eo ŝipanaĉo (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · ga caslóir (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · he גֹּלֶם יַבָּשָׁה (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · pt marinheiro de água doce (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · es marinero de agua dulce (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · nb landkrabbe (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · it marinaio inesperto (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · he עַכְבַּר יַבָּשָׁה (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · de Landratte (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · eo terulaĉo (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) · fr marin d'eau douce (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship)