landlubber

landlubber

English

WOTD – 19 August 2009

Etymology

Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlænd.lʌb.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlænd.lʌb.ɚ/

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

landlubber (plural landlubbers)

1. (nautical, derogatory) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

   Synonym: lubber

   Coordinate term: landsman

Derived terms

• landlubberliness
• landlubberly

Translations

someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship

Danish: landkrabbe c Dutch: landrot (nl) f, zoetwatermatroos m Esperanto: ŝipanaĉo, terulaĉo Finnish: maakrapu (fi) French: marin d'eau douce (fr) m German: Landratte (de) Hungarian: szárazföldi patkány Irish: aineolaí mara m, caslóir m

Italian: marinaio d'acqua dolce m, marinaio inesperto Norwegian: Bokmål: (informal) landkrabbe m or f Nynorsk: (informal) landkrabbe m or f Polish: (colloquialism) szczur lądowy (pl) m Portuguese: marinheiro de água doce, marambaia (pt) m Russian: сухопу́тная кры́са f (suxopútnaja krýsa) Swedish: landkrabba c