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Landlubber Meaning in English

word

ˈlænd.lʌb.ə
LAND-lub-er
lˈændlʌbɐ
LAND-lub-uh

التعريف

A person who is not used to being on ships or the sea, especially someone who does not understand life at sea.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly humorous or informal; used by sailors to describe people from land with little or no experience at sea. Sometimes mildly teasing. Rarely used in everyday conversation outside nautical contexts.

جمل نموذجية

He is a true landlubber who has never seen the ocean.

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The sailors laughed at the landlubber trying to tie a knot.

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As a landlubber, she felt nervous on the boat.

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Don't worry, every experienced sailor was a landlubber once.

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I'm such a landlubber—I got seasick after just five minutes!

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You can spot a landlubber by how they walk on deck—they look so unsure of themselves.

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