Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landman

/lˈændmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: land-man
IPA: /lˈændmən/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman.

noun

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.

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English landman From land + -man.

Inflected Forms

landmen (plural) landsman (alternative) Landmans (plural)

Synonyms

landsman

Rhymes With

sandmann

Questions

How do you pronounce landman?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈændmən/.
What does landman mean?: Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman.
Where does landman come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English landman From land + -man.

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