Plural of landsman
irregular plural
The plural of landsman is landsmen.
Forms of landsman
| Singular | landsman |
|---|---|
| Plural | landsmen |
| Countable | countable |
Landsmen in a sentence
- I’ve noticed that these landsmen, nine times out of ten, haven’t the least notion whether the tide’s in or out or where it is.1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter XXI, in Have His Carcase
- Landsmen can seldom tell you the direction of the wind, unless it happens to be easterly and beasterly, neither is it any longer a matter of vital importance to seamen.1953, Basil Lubbock, The Last of the Windjammers - Volume 2, page 213. From the entry beasterly
Meaning of landsman
- noun A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
- noun A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
- noun A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of landsman
- What is the plural of landsman?
- The plural of landsman is landsmen.
- Is landsman countable?
- Landsman is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: landsman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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