Landlubber

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  • noun. A person unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A person who, from want of experience, is awkward or lubberly on board ship; a raw seaman; any one unused to the sea: a term of reproach or ridicule among sailors.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
  • noun. a person who lives and works on land
    • Word Usage
    "The 'landlubber' might apply to other natives; but I fear they could hardly be called"
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    beginner  denizen  dweller  habitant  indweller  
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