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landlubber

UK/ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/US/ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/

landlubber noun: someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

Noun

landlubber (plural landlubbers)

  1. (derogatory) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
    • [T]he skipper invited us to ‘splice the main brace’; which, in the language of the landlubber, means to have a spot of rum.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 89
    • […] the making of sheathing and ship's pumps. This last rather unmarine field included more than a third of the patents before 1800, which may be one explanation for the predominance of landlubbers in early marine patenting.1935, S. Colum Gilfillan, The Sociology of Invention, page 84
    Synonyms:
    lubber

landlubber meaning in Tamil

landlubber in Tamil

கடலறியாதவர், கப்பல் பற்றி எதுவும் அறியாதவர்

Synonyms of landlubber

Forms of landlubber

plurallandlubbers

Origin of landlubber

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

Words formed from landlubber

Questions about landlubber

What does landlubber mean?
Landlubber means someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
What is landlubber in Tamil?
Landlubber in Tamil is கடலறியாதவர், கப்பல் பற்றி எதுவும் அறியாதவர். See Landlubber meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is landlubber?
Landlubber is a noun.
How do you pronounce landlubber?
Landlubber is pronounced /ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/ (UK).
What is the plural of landlubber?
The plural of landlubber is landlubbers.

Words near landlubber in the dictionary

  1. landlords
  2. landlordship
  3. landlouper
  4. landloupers
  5. landlouping
  6. landlubber
  7. landlubberish
  8. landlubberliness
  9. landlubberly
  10. landlubbers
  11. landlubbing

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