landlubber

[ land-luhb-er ]

/ ˈlændˌlʌb ər /

an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.

Origin of landlubber

First recorded in 1690–1700; land + lubber

land·lub·ber·ish, adjective land·lub·ber·ly, land·lub·bing, adjective

We reached there on a quiet and peaceful evening, the sort that landlubber poets write about.

The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers |Francis Rolt-Wheeler
A day it was of sinister portent, that could not fail to have a depressing effect on sailor and landlubber alike.

The Mask |Arthur Hornblow
See here, you landlubber, them high and mighty airs dont go down with me, and youll find they dont.

The Battleship Boys at Sea |Frank Gee Patchin
With this chart a landlubber could have gone straight to the atoll.

The Pagan Madonna |Harold MacGrath

In his secret heart the Cap'en looks upon Arnold-Forster as a landlubber.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 14th, 1895 |Various

landlubber

/ (ˈlændˌlʌbə) /

nautical any person having no experience at sea

C18: land + lubber