landlubber

WOTD – 19 August 2009    

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlænd.lʌb.ə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlænd.lʌb.ɚ/

Noun

landlubber (plural landlubbers)

1. (nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

Translations

someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship

• Danish: landkrabbe (da) c
• Dutch: landrot (nl) m, zoetwatermatroos (nl) m
• Finnish: maakrapu (fi)
• French: marin d'eau douce (fr) m
• German: Landratte (de)

• Italian: marinaio d'acqua dolce (it) m
• Norwegian: landkrabbe (no)
• Polish: (colloquialism) szczur lądowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: marinheiro de água doce (pt)
• Swedish: landkrabba (sv) c