# landman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #96,155

## Definitions
1. Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman.
2. 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.

## Etymology
From land + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/landman