lantzman

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noun

A fellow Jew who grew up in the same Eastern European shtetl as the speaker.

OriginYiddish לאַנדסמאַן →
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Meanings

nounlantzman (plural lantzmen)

plural lantzmen

  1. A fellow Jew who grew up in the same Eastern European shtetl as the speaker.
  2. A countryman, cohort or sympathizer.
  3. A man respected in the community for his wisdom or knowledge of Torah and Jewish teachings.

Origin

  1. Yiddishלאַנדסמאַן
  2. Englishlantzman

Borrowed from Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Doublet of landsman.

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APA

lantzman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantzman

MLA

“lantzman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantzman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lantzman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantzman.

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