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LANDLUBBER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage

Synonyms:

landlubber; landsman; lubber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("landlubber" is a kind of...):

beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)

Derivation:

landlubberly (inexperienced in seamanship)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who lives and works on land

Synonyms:

landlubber; landman; landsman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("landlubber" is a kind of...):

denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)

Derivation:

landlubberly (inexperienced in seamanship)

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