clansman

[klanz-muh n]

noun, plural clans·men.

a member of a clan.

Origin of clansman

First recorded in 1800–10; clan + 's¹ + -man

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Examples from the Web for clansman

Contemporary Examples

This rapprochement was The Birth of a Nation that Griffith evoked when he changed the name of his movie from The Clansman.
The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’
Jack Schwartz
November 20, 2014

Historical Examples

And, friend, you don't get informal with a clansman when he's on guard.
The Best Made Plans
Everett B. Cole
After all, it was just possible she might not be the Clansman.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers
Fiona Macleod
But I fear he will wait now till the next sailing of the Clansman.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers
Fiona Macleod
At death the soul of a clansman may pass into, or may appear as, the Totem animal.
The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions
Carveth Read
He gazed at the dead man with the affection of a clansman for his chief.
The World For Sale, Complete
Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for clansman

clansman

noun plural -men

a man belonging to a clan

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Word Origin and History for clansman

n.

1810, "member of a clan," from genitive of clan + man (n.).

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Examples from the Web for clansman

Contemporary Examples

This rapprochement was The Birth of a Nation that Griffith evoked when he changed the name of his movie from The Clansman.

Historical Examples

And, friend, you don't get informal with a clansman when he's on guard.

After all, it was just possible she might not be the Clansman.

But I fear he will wait now till the next sailing of the Clansman.

At death the soul of a clansman may pass into, or may appear as, the Totem animal.

He gazed at the dead man with the affection of a clansman for his chief.

clansman

Word Origin and History for clansman

n.

Origin of clansman