lantzman
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Doublet of landsman.
Noun
editlantzman (plural lantzmen)
- A fellow Jew who grew up in the same Eastern European shtetl as the speaker.
- A countryman, cohort or sympathizer.
- A man respected in the community for his wisdom or knowledge of Torah and Jewish teachings.