land lover vs landlubber :

land lover or landlubber

“Lubber” is an old term for a clumsy person, and beginning in the 18th century sailors used it to describe a person who was not a good seaman. So the pirate expression of scorn for those who don’t go to sea is not “land lover” but “landlubber.”

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Definitions
  landlubber
  • n  a person who lives and works on land
  • n  an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
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  land lover
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  landlubber
  • Anchor theft weighs on him
    Anchor theft weighs on him Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:26 pm, Sunday, July 7, 2013 Albany Joe Seger is a landlubber, has been all his life. Still, that didn't stop him from becoming the victim of an epic act of inland piracy. For nearly four decades, a hefty gray ship's anchor ...
    July 8, 2013 - Albany Times Union
  • Anchor theft weighs on him
    Anchor theft weighs on him Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:26 pm, Sunday, July 7, 2013 Albany Joe Seger is a landlubber, has been all his life. Still, that didn't stop him from becoming the victim of an epic act of inland piracy. For nearly four decades, a hefty gray ship's anchor ...
    July 8, 2013 - Albany Times Union