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landman

[ land-muhn, -man ]

noun

, plural land·men [land, -m, uh, n, -men].
  1. a person who bargains with landowners for the mineral rights to their land, as on behalf of an oil company.


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Gender Note

See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of landman1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English landmann. See land, man
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Example Sentences

The voluble Pickens began his life in Oklahoma, the son of a landman who leased mineral rights from private landowners and sold them to oil companies.

“My first professional job was as what we then called a ‘landman,’” negotiating with landowners to acquire leases for energy exploration, she said.

“My first professional job was as what we then called a ‘landman,’” negotiating with landowners to acquire leases for energy exploration.

When someone comes to visit, like a landman looking into new oil or gas leases, the person must have an appointment and wear a mask.

So she interviewed with an oil and gas company and a landman there suggested she go to law school.

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