Gender
See -man.
Etymology
Origin of landman
before 1000; Middle English; Old English landmann. See land, man
Example Sentences
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His character, Tommy Norris, is the titular West Texas landman, an oil-company fixer juggling everything from exploding pump jacks and drug-cartel incursions, to tangled mineral-rights leases and constant family distractions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
His father was a landman, someone who secures mineral-rights leases for oil and gas drilling.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2019
John Doose, a landman for Ursa, told the oil and gas commission in its meeting in Rifle in September that he works hard to listen to residents.
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2018
His father was a landman, buying leases from farmers and selling them to oil companies, and his mother oversaw gasoline rationing for several counties during World War II.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2018
The other was William Powell, an Irish landman, who was slightly wounded in the buttock.
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