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(nautical, derogatory) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

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landlubber

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Source Word

landlubber

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/

derogatory

(nautical, derogatory) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

Japanese Meaning

海事・船乗りに不慣れな人 – 航海や船舶操作の経験が少ない、特に初心者の船乗りに対する軽蔑的な呼び方。

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The crew teased the new landlubber for not knowing how to coil a rope properly.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

乗組員たちは、ロープの正しい巻き方を知らない海に不慣れな新入りをからかった。

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(nautical, derogatory) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

[…] the making of sheathing and ship's pumps. This last rather unmarine field included more than a third of the patents before 1800, which may be one explanation for the predominance of landlubbers in early marine patenting.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

landlubbers

（ plural ）

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