landsman
See also: Landsman and landsmän
English
Alternative forms
- landman
Etymology
From land + -s- + man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann, Norwegian landsmann.
Noun
landsman (plural landsmen)
- 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.
- (oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
- A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe
- Someone of a similar heritage or belief system
- (obsolete, nautical) A military rank given to naval recruits
Coordinate terms
- (opposite of a seaman): landlubber
Anagrams
- Landmans
Swedish
Etymology
From land + -s- + man.
Noun
landsman c (feminine: landsmaninna)
- a compatriot, a countryman
Declension
| Declension of landsman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | landsman | landsmannen | landsmän | landsmännen |
| Genitive | landsmans | landsmannens | landsmäns | landsmännens |