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Etymology · Yiddish

לאַנדסמאַן

2 English words descend from Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן, most common first.

landsmanA person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
lantzmanA fellow Jew who grew up in the same Eastern European shtetl as the speaker.