Definition of landsman in English:

landsman

nounPlural landsmen ˈlan(d)zmənˈlæn(d)zmən

1A person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing.
陆居人，未出过海的人
he dismissed the crossing with the usual landsman's casualness
Example sentencesExamples
- As he spoke, Johen had raised the flustered landsman before him to his feet, shaken his hand heartily, guided him to a heavy chair before the hearth, and seated himself in the matching chair on the other side of the hearth.
- Ships' captains needed skilled seamen not unskilled landsmen, there is no doubt that the great majority of pressed men were seamen, usually from the merchant marine.
- Amid the many pressed landsmen in Victory's crew of 800 such experience made him valuable.
- He glanced over at Cyril as he spoke, glad to see that the landsman was still standing straighter than usual.
- Only when the navy had to depend upon landsmen for recruits did it worry about recruit and advanced training; most officers came from the Naval Academy and needed little more than practical experience to function well.
- He simply pointed it out to the two landsmen and flew down to join them.
- But landsmen were not particularly liked by either the officers or sailors even though they were necessary.
- And Nerida had the landsmen beat the shields and armour to make boats.
- Some time later, usually April or May of the same year, beaters are taken during the landsmen's hunt.
- Nor did the clerks stand much higher in his good graces; indeed, he seems to have regarded all the landsmen on board his ship as a kind of live lumber, continually in the way.
- On page 381 he writes of the French putting to sea with full crews; in fact, the crews consisted largely of untrained landsmen.
- There were two types of men on board ship: seamen, further broken down between ordinary and able, and landsmen.
- He was no seaman, yet those vessels looked too flimsy to his landsman's eye.
- Sailors wore the same loose-fitting shirt of light white linen worn by landsmen with a modest tuff at collar and wrists.
- The normal pay scales in both navies ranged from $12 a month for landsmen and other inexperienced hands to $14 a month for ordinary seamen and $18 a month for seamen.
2A fellow countryman.
1. 2.1 (in Jewish use) a Jewish person who emigrated, or whose family emigrated, from the same country as another.
  he was appointed as Rabbi of the shul of the Bialystok landsmen in New York

Origin

Old English (in the sense ‘native of a particular country’): from land + man.

Rhymes

clansman, clansmen, Klansman, Klansmen, landsmen

Definition of landsman in US English:

landsman

nounˈlæn(d)zmənˈlan(d)zmən

1A person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing.
陆居人，未出过海的人
he dismissed the crossing with the usual landsman's casualness
Example sentencesExamples
- He was no seaman, yet those vessels looked too flimsy to his landsman's eye.
- Sailors wore the same loose-fitting shirt of light white linen worn by landsmen with a modest tuff at collar and wrists.
- And Nerida had the landsmen beat the shields and armour to make boats.
- Some time later, usually April or May of the same year, beaters are taken during the landsmen's hunt.
- The normal pay scales in both navies ranged from $12 a month for landsmen and other inexperienced hands to $14 a month for ordinary seamen and $18 a month for seamen.
- As he spoke, Johen had raised the flustered landsman before him to his feet, shaken his hand heartily, guided him to a heavy chair before the hearth, and seated himself in the matching chair on the other side of the hearth.
- On page 381 he writes of the French putting to sea with full crews; in fact, the crews consisted largely of untrained landsmen.
- Only when the navy had to depend upon landsmen for recruits did it worry about recruit and advanced training; most officers came from the Naval Academy and needed little more than practical experience to function well.
- He simply pointed it out to the two landsmen and flew down to join them.
- Ships' captains needed skilled seamen not unskilled landsmen, there is no doubt that the great majority of pressed men were seamen, usually from the merchant marine.
- He glanced over at Cyril as he spoke, glad to see that the landsman was still standing straighter than usual.
- Nor did the clerks stand much higher in his good graces; indeed, he seems to have regarded all the landsmen on board his ship as a kind of live lumber, continually in the way.
- There were two types of men on board ship: seamen, further broken down between ordinary and able, and landsmen.
- But landsmen were not particularly liked by either the officers or sailors even though they were necessary.
- Amid the many pressed landsmen in Victory's crew of 800 such experience made him valuable.
2A fellow countryman.
1. 2.1 (in Jewish use) a Jewish person who emigrated, or whose family emigrated, from the same country as another.
  he was appointed as Rabbi of the shul of the Bialystok landsmen in New York

Origin

Old English (in the sense ‘native of a particular country’): from land + man.

词汇	landsman
释义	Definition of landsman in English: landsman nounPlural landsmen ˈlan(d)zmənˈlæn(d)zmən 1A person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing. 陆居人，未出过海的人 he dismissed the crossing with the usual landsman's casualness Example sentencesExamples As he spoke, Johen had raised the flustered landsman before him to his feet, shaken his hand heartily, guided him to a heavy chair before the hearth, and seated himself in the matching chair on the other side of the hearth. Ships' captains needed skilled seamen not unskilled landsmen, there is no doubt that the great majority of pressed men were seamen, usually from the merchant marine. Amid the many pressed landsmen in Victory's crew of 800 such experience made him valuable. He glanced over at Cyril as he spoke, glad to see that the landsman was still standing straighter than usual. Only when the navy had to depend upon landsmen for recruits did it worry about recruit and advanced training; most officers came from the Naval Academy and needed little more than practical experience to function well. He simply pointed it out to the two landsmen and flew down to join them. But landsmen were not particularly liked by either the officers or sailors even though they were necessary. And Nerida had the landsmen beat the shields and armour to make boats. Some time later, usually April or May of the same year, beaters are taken during the landsmen's hunt. Nor did the clerks stand much higher in his good graces; indeed, he seems to have regarded all the landsmen on board his ship as a kind of live lumber, continually in the way. On page 381 he writes of the French putting to sea with full crews; in fact, the crews consisted largely of untrained landsmen. There were two types of men on board ship: seamen, further broken down between ordinary and able, and landsmen. He was no seaman, yet those vessels looked too flimsy to his landsman's eye. Sailors wore the same loose-fitting shirt of light white linen worn by landsmen with a modest tuff at collar and wrists. The normal pay scales in both navies ranged from $12 a month for landsmen and other inexperienced hands to $14 a month for ordinary seamen and $18 a month for seamen. 2A fellow countryman. 2.1 (in Jewish use) a Jewish person who emigrated, or whose family emigrated, from the same country as another. he was appointed as Rabbi of the shul of the Bialystok landsmen in New York Origin Old English (in the sense ‘native of a particular country’): from land + man. Rhymes clansman, clansmen, Klansman, Klansmen, landsmen Definition of landsman in US English: landsman nounˈlæn(d)zmənˈlan(d)zmən 1A person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing. 陆居人，未出过海的人 he dismissed the crossing with the usual landsman's casualness Example sentencesExamples He was no seaman, yet those vessels looked too flimsy to his landsman's eye. Sailors wore the same loose-fitting shirt of light white linen worn by landsmen with a modest tuff at collar and wrists. And Nerida had the landsmen beat the shields and armour to make boats. Some time later, usually April or May of the same year, beaters are taken during the landsmen's hunt. The normal pay scales in both navies ranged from $12 a month for landsmen and other inexperienced hands to $14 a month for ordinary seamen and $18 a month for seamen. As he spoke, Johen had raised the flustered landsman before him to his feet, shaken his hand heartily, guided him to a heavy chair before the hearth, and seated himself in the matching chair on the other side of the hearth. On page 381 he writes of the French putting to sea with full crews; in fact, the crews consisted largely of untrained landsmen. Only when the navy had to depend upon landsmen for recruits did it worry about recruit and advanced training; most officers came from the Naval Academy and needed little more than practical experience to function well. He simply pointed it out to the two landsmen and flew down to join them. Ships' captains needed skilled seamen not unskilled landsmen, there is no doubt that the great majority of pressed men were seamen, usually from the merchant marine. He glanced over at Cyril as he spoke, glad to see that the landsman was still standing straighter than usual. Nor did the clerks stand much higher in his good graces; indeed, he seems to have regarded all the landsmen on board his ship as a kind of live lumber, continually in the way. There were two types of men on board ship: seamen, further broken down between ordinary and able, and landsmen. But landsmen were not particularly liked by either the officers or sailors even though they were necessary. Amid the many pressed landsmen in Victory's crew of 800 such experience made him valuable. 2A fellow countryman. 2.1 (in Jewish use) a Jewish person who emigrated, or whose family emigrated, from the same country as another. he was appointed as Rabbi of the shul of the Bialystok landsmen in New York Origin Old English (in the sense ‘native of a particular country’): from land + man.
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