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landman

American  
[land-muhn, -man] / ˈlænd mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

plural

landmen

  1. landsman.

  2. leaseman.

  3. a person who bargains with landowners for the mineral rights to their land, as on behalf of an oil company.

Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of landman

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

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