Greenlandmann.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnləndmən/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinləndmən/,

/ˈɡrinləndˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural Greenlandmen.

Forms: 1600s Groenlandman, 1600s– Greenlandman.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Greenland , man n.¹

Etymology: < the name of Greenland (see Greenland n.) + man n.¹ Compare Greenlander n. With sense 1a compare man n.¹ 25.

a. A vessel engaged in the Greenland whaling industry. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > whaling vessel

Greenlandman1659

whale-boat1682

whalefisherman1724

whaleman1767

whaler1806

spouter1815

whale-ship1820

catcher1829

sperm-whaler1834

blubber-boiler1851

plum-puddinger1851

five-boater1887

bay whaler1905

1659 Mercurius Politicus No. 581. 627 Four ships are arived out of the Straights; and likewise four Greenland men, two of which have taken eleven Whales a piece.

1753 Universal Mag. Oct. 189/1 Capt. King, Commander of the Prince of Wales, Greenlandman,..perished on the 14th of September last.

1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 127/1 There were lately brought over in the Britannia Greenlandman, twenty Shetland sheep: they are extremely diminutive.

1827 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxxiv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 107 I sud hae nae great objections to be a whale in the Polar Seas. Gran' fun..wi' ae thud o' your tail, to drive in the stern-posts o' a Greenlandman.

1873 W. H. G. Kingston Shipwrecks & Disasters at Sea xv. 291 Sailing along this rugged coast, they learned from the master of a Greenlandman that the ice would be found sixteen leagues to the west.

1900 W. C. Russell Voy. at Anchor ix. 213 ‘There's a rare old 'un, sir,’ said Spry to me... ‘What will she be—a Greenlandman?’ ‘Either that or a Cape Horner,’ he answered.

1948 B. Lubbock in C. E. Fayle et al. Trade Winds i. iv. 94 The Southseaman differed from the Greenlandman in her brick tryworks necessary for boiling the oil out of the blubber.

2007 M. L. Songini Lost Fleet xiv. 283 In August 1775, Warrens was sailing in the eastern Arctic in the Try Again, a type of whaler called a Greenlandman.

b. A seaman working aboard such a vessel. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > sailor on other types of craft

brigantiner1555

gondolier1603

collier1716

Greenlandman?1785

junkman1795

surfman1816

Whitehaller1824

gig1833

yawler1833

coracler1834

keel-boatman1839

square-rigger1855

surf boatman1856

skiffman1868

flatman1883

yawlsman1885

packet rat1887

hookerman1894

scooterist1919

launchman1924

sampan-wallah1932

tanker man1932

hydrocyclist-

?1785 Portsmouth Jack's Garland 6 An Excellent New Song Composed by 18 Greenlandmen in the Swan Tender hold in Leith Roads, June 2d 17780 [sic].

1838 G. Back Narr. Exped. in H.M.S. Terror 80 We ‘bored’ the whole of the forenoon through the lighter kind of ice... Still no water appeared, though the Greenlandmen did not lose their faith in the dark clouds which yet hung upon the skirts of the horizon.

1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers I. 97 ‘Teach folk as don't know a whaling knife,’ cried Daniel. ‘I were a Greenland man myself.’

1948 B. Lubbock in C. N. Parkinson Trade Winds (2006) v. 114 Of all British seamen Greenlandmen had the reputation for being the toughest.

2001 Sunday Express (Nexis) 13 May 22 At his third attempt he was finally allowed to stay on board the whaler as a cabin boy. By the age of 13 he was an experienced ‘Greenlandman’.

2. A (male) native or inhabitant of Greenland. Cf. Greenlander n. 1.In quot. 1673: a representation of a Greenlandic man.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Greenland > [noun]

Greenlander1650

Greenlandman1673

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 29 In the Entry below hangs a Groenland man in his Boat, of which we have seen in several places, particularly in the Trinity-House at Hull.

1698 J. Crull Antient & Present State Muscovy I. vi. 85 Among the rest a Lady of Quality approaching nearer to the Groenland Man, he, without any further Ceremony, attempted to Board her, making the best way he could to find out with his Hands, what was hidden under her Petticoats.

1742 Z. Stephens Poems Several Occasions 32 We, like Greenland Men bemoan The tedious Absence of our Sun.

1767 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 210/1 As much provisions as a Greenland girl could carry; two Greenlandmen, each with his canoe on his head..set out with him.

1845 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 89 Captain Graah set out on his voyage of discovery, with four Danes, five Greenland men, and ten Greenland women as rowers.

1880 J. Sephton tr. Eirik the Red's Saga 20 He spake to Gudrid also about her own state, saying that her destiny would be a great one, and begged her beware of marrying Greenland men.

1937 D. P. Capper Vikings of Brit. viii. 134 The actual sea distance from Leif's landing-beach across to the nearest point of Canada was not so very great to Greenland men who had already travelled over from Iceland.

1985 I. Kleivan & B. Sonne Eskimos, Greenland & Canada 5 The Greenland men took it in turns to sing, dance and play the drums.

2001 G. Hoyle Flowers in Snow iv. 52 An interested gathering of Greenland men watched with concentrated attention.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greenlandman
释义	Greenlandmann. Brit. /ˈɡriːnləndmən/, U.S. /ˈɡrinləndmən/, /ˈɡrinləndˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural Greenlandmen. Forms: 1600s Groenlandman, 1600s– Greenlandman. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Greenland , man n.¹ Etymology: < the name of Greenland (see Greenland n.) + man n.¹ Compare Greenlander n. With sense 1a compare man n.¹ 25. 1. a. A vessel engaged in the Greenland whaling industry. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > whaling vessel Greenlandman1659 whale-boat1682 whalefisherman1724 whaleman1767 whaler1806 spouter1815 whale-ship1820 catcher1829 sperm-whaler1834 blubber-boiler1851 plum-puddinger1851 five-boater1887 bay whaler1905 1659 Mercurius Politicus No. 581. 627 Four ships are arived out of the Straights; and likewise four Greenland men, two of which have taken eleven Whales a piece. 1753 Universal Mag. Oct. 189/1 Capt. King, Commander of the Prince of Wales, Greenlandman,..perished on the 14th of September last. 1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 127/1 There were lately brought over in the Britannia Greenlandman, twenty Shetland sheep: they are extremely diminutive. 1827 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxxiv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 107 I sud hae nae great objections to be a whale in the Polar Seas. Gran' fun..wi' ae thud o' your tail, to drive in the stern-posts o' a Greenlandman. 1873 W. H. G. Kingston Shipwrecks & Disasters at Sea xv. 291 Sailing along this rugged coast, they learned from the master of a Greenlandman that the ice would be found sixteen leagues to the west. 1900 W. C. Russell Voy. at Anchor ix. 213 ‘There's a rare old 'un, sir,’ said Spry to me... ‘What will she be—a Greenlandman?’ ‘Either that or a Cape Horner,’ he answered. 1948 B. Lubbock in C. E. Fayle et al. Trade Winds i. iv. 94 The Southseaman differed from the Greenlandman in her brick tryworks necessary for boiling the oil out of the blubber. 2007 M. L. Songini Lost Fleet xiv. 283 In August 1775, Warrens was sailing in the eastern Arctic in the Try Again, a type of whaler called a Greenlandman. b. A seaman working aboard such a vessel. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > sailor on other types of craft brigantiner1555 gondolier1603 collier1716 Greenlandman?1785 junkman1795 surfman1816 Whitehaller1824 gig1833 yawler1833 coracler1834 keel-boatman1839 square-rigger1855 surf boatman1856 skiffman1868 flatman1883 yawlsman1885 packet rat1887 hookerman1894 scooterist1919 launchman1924 sampan-wallah1932 tanker man1932 hydrocyclist- ?1785 Portsmouth Jack's Garland 6 An Excellent New Song Composed by 18 Greenlandmen in the Swan Tender hold in Leith Roads, June 2d 17780 [sic]. 1838 G. Back Narr. Exped. in H.M.S. Terror 80 We ‘bored’ the whole of the forenoon through the lighter kind of ice... Still no water appeared, though the Greenlandmen did not lose their faith in the dark clouds which yet hung upon the skirts of the horizon. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers I. 97 ‘Teach folk as don't know a whaling knife,’ cried Daniel. ‘I were a Greenland man myself.’ 1948 B. Lubbock in C. N. Parkinson Trade Winds (2006) v. 114 Of all British seamen Greenlandmen had the reputation for being the toughest. 2001 Sunday Express (Nexis) 13 May 22 At his third attempt he was finally allowed to stay on board the whaler as a cabin boy. By the age of 13 he was an experienced ‘Greenlandman’. 2. A (male) native or inhabitant of Greenland. Cf. Greenlander n. 1.In quot. 1673: a representation of a Greenlandic man. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Greenland > [noun] Greenlander1650 Greenlandman1673 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 29 In the Entry below hangs a Groenland man in his Boat, of which we have seen in several places, particularly in the Trinity-House at Hull. 1698 J. Crull Antient & Present State Muscovy I. vi. 85 Among the rest a Lady of Quality approaching nearer to the Groenland Man, he, without any further Ceremony, attempted to Board her, making the best way he could to find out with his Hands, what was hidden under her Petticoats. 1742 Z. Stephens Poems Several Occasions 32 We, like Greenland Men bemoan The tedious Absence of our Sun. 1767 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 210/1 As much provisions as a Greenland girl could carry; two Greenlandmen, each with his canoe on his head..set out with him. 1845 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 89 Captain Graah set out on his voyage of discovery, with four Danes, five Greenland men, and ten Greenland women as rowers. 1880 J. Sephton tr. Eirik the Red's Saga 20 He spake to Gudrid also about her own state, saying that her destiny would be a great one, and begged her beware of marrying Greenland men. 1937 D. P. Capper Vikings of Brit. viii. 134 The actual sea distance from Leif's landing-beach across to the nearest point of Canada was not so very great to Greenland men who had already travelled over from Iceland. 1985 I. Kleivan & B. Sonne Eskimos, Greenland & Canada 5 The Greenland men took it in turns to sing, dance and play the drums. 2001 G. Hoyle Flowers in Snow iv. 52 An interested gathering of Greenland men watched with concentrated attention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659
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