landlubber

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

landlubber
    n 1: a person who lives and works on land [syn: {landlubber},
         {landsman}, {landman}]
    2: an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage [syn:
       {landlubber}, {lubber}, {landsman}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Landlubber \Land"lub`ber\, n. [Prop. fr. land + lubber, or
   possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.] (Naut.)
   One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in
   contempt or ridicule.
   [1913 Webster]

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