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/

Noun

landlubber (plural landlubbers)

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

Coordinate terms

(Someone unfamiliar with seamanship): landsman

Derived terms

Translations

someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship

Danish: landkrabbe c
Dutch: landrot (nl) f, zoetwatermatroos m
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

Norwegian:
Bokmål: (informal) landkrabbe m, f

Nynorsk: (informal) landkrabbe m, f
Polish: (colloquialism) szczur lądowy m
Portuguese: marinheiro de água doce
Russian: сухопу́тная кры́са f (suxopútnaja krýsa)
Swedish: landkrabba c

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