Meaning & use
landlubber
A person who has little experience at sea and is regarded as clumsy or unfamiliar with ships.
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The old sailor teased his nephew, calling him a landlubber for getting seasick so quickly.
As a landlubber, she had never even tied a rope before her first sailing lesson.
A note on using this word
The word is informal and often used humorously or affectionately by sailors talking about non-sailors.
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