What is another word for landsman?

Pronunciation: [lˈandzmən] (IPA)

Landsman is a term used to refer to someone who comes from the same region or country as oneself. Synonyms that could be used in its place are compatriot, countryman, fellow citizen, national, and fellow countrywoman. These terms are often used to describe someone who shares a common language, culture, and heritage. A landsman can also be referred to as a fellow townsman, neighbor, or local, particularly when describing individuals from a small or local community. Other synonyms include fellow inhabitant, resident, and native, which may be more specific to a certain area or region. Regardless of the term used, landsman implies a sense of camaraderie and shared identity among individuals from the same place.

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Usage examples for Landsman

To a landsman we carry on in an aimless fashion.
"The Unknown Sea"
Clemence Housman
He was made of sterner stuff than to sink beneath oppression; and, though his heart yearned for the mourning bride from whose arms he had been torn, and he found it hard to brook the imperious commands and even insolence of men "dressed in a little brief authority;" yet, as the awkwardness of a landsman began to wear away, and the tumult of his feelings to subside, his situation became less disagreeable; and, before twelve months had passed, Peter Paterson was a favourite with every one on board.
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton
The sea ran tremendously high, and the sky was dark and dreary; insomuch that by a landsman the gale might safely be accounted a storm.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig

Famous quotes with Landsman

  • Only a seaman realises to what great extent an entire ship reflects the personality and ability of one individual, her Commanding Officer. To a landsman, this is not understandable—and sometimes it is even difficult for us to comprehend—but it is so! A ship at sea is a different world in herself, and in consideration of the protracted and distant operations of the fleet units, the Navy must place great power, responsibility and trust in the hands of those leaders chosen for command. In each ship there is one man who, in the hour of emergency or peril at sea, can turn to no other man. There is one who alone is ultimately responsible for the safe navigation, engineering performance, accurate gunfire and morale of the ship. He is the Commanding Officer. He is the ship. This is the most difficult and demanding assignment in the Navy. There is not an instant during his tour as Commanding Officer that he can escape the grasp of command responsibility. His privileges, in view of his obligations, are almost ludicrously small; nevertheless, this is the spur which has given the Navy its great leaders. It is a duty which richly deserves the highest, time-honoured title of the seafaring world—Captain.
    Joseph Conrad

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