name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
landman
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CMU ARPABET: L AE1 N D M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman.
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noun
Meaning 3
In the United States, a person involved in determining, transferring, or managing mineral rights, to include oil (petroleum) and natural gas exploration, development, and production.
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noun
Meaning 4
a person who lives and works on land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: landlubber, landsman
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Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendh- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English landman From land + -man.