I. ˈlan(d)zmən noun
( plural landsmen )
Etymology: land's (gen. of land ) (I) + man
1. : a fellow countryman
2. : one who lives on the land ; especially : one who knows little or nothing of the sea
3.
a. obsolete : a sailor on his first voyage
b. : a sailor who has had little experience and is rated below an ordinary seaman
II. ˈläntsmən noun
( plural lands·leit -tˌslīt)
Etymology: Yiddish, compatriot, from Middle High German lantsman, alteration of lantman, from Old High German, from lant land + man — more at land , man
: a fellow Jew originally from the same town or section especially of eastern Europe
friendly advice to a newly arrived landsman