landlubber
pronunciation
How to pronounce landlubber in British English:
UK [ˈlændlʌbə(r)]
How to pronounce landlubber in American English:
US [ˈlændˌlʌbɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who lives and works on land
- an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
Word Origin
- landlubber (n.)
- also land-lubber, sailor's term of contempt for a landsman, c. 1700, from land (n.) + lubber (q.v.).