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    landlubber
    /ˈlan(d)ˌlʌbə/

    noun

    • 1. a person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing. informal

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLANDLUBBER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A landlubber is an old-fashioned term for a person who has little knowledge or experience of ships and travelling by sea. See how the word is used in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › landlubberLandlubber Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. landlubberly. ˈland-ˌlə-bər-lē. adjective. landlubbing. ˈland-ˌlə-biŋ. adjective. Examples of landlubber in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, the decks in the forecastle (front to landlubbers) went from vertical to horizontal as the oddity became a floating laboratory.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › landlubberLANDLUBBER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    A landlubber is a nautical term for someone who has no experience at sea or is unfamiliar with the sea. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this word with examples from literature and history.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLANDLUBBER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    A landlubber is an old-fashioned term for a person who has little knowledge or experience of ships and traveling by sea. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › landlubberLandlubber - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you've never set foot on any kind of boat, you're a landlubber, someone who's either brand new to sailing or is totally unfamiliar with it. The word landlubber comes from the obsolete lubber, which isn't a funny way to say "lover," but a term that evolved from meaning "clumsy oaf" to "inexperienced seaman."

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › landlubberLandlubber - definition of landlubber by The Free Dictionary

    A landlubber is a person who has no experience at sea or with sailing. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this nautical term in various languages.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLANDLUBBER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A landlubber is someone who is not used to or does not like travelling by boat, and has little knowledge of boats and the sea.