# landsman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #86,450

## Definitions
1. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
2. A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
3. A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe.
4. Someone of a similar heritage or belief system.
5. A military rank given to naval recruits.

## Etymology
From land + -s- + man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann, Norwegian landsmann. Doublet of lantzman.

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