/landz"meuhn/ , n. , pl. landsmen .
1. Also, landman . a person who lives or works on land.
2. an inexperienced sailor or one who has not been to sea before.
[ bef. 1000 for sense "native"; ME landes man, londes man, OE landes mann; see LAND, 'S 1 , -MAN ]
Usage . See -man .
/lahnts"meuhn/ , n. , pl. landsleit /lahnts"luyt/ , Eng. landsmen . Yiddish.
a person from the same town, geographical area, region, etc., as another; compatriot.