Landlubber

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Landlubber \Land"lub`ber\, n. [Prop. fr. land + lubber, or
     possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.] (Naut.)
     One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in
     contempt or ridicule.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  landlubber
       n 1: a person who lives and works on land [syn: {landsman}, {landman}]
       2: an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage [syn:
          {lubber}, {landsman}]