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clansman

American  
[klanz-muhn] / ˈklænz mən /

noun

  • clansmen
    plural
  1. a member of a clan.


clansman British  
/ ˈklænzmən /

noun

  1. a man belonging to a clan

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of clansman

First recorded in 1800–10; clan + 's 1 + -man

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The period costumes mostly eschew bright colors to suggest Scottish clansman living in the chilly, damp region of Loch Katrine.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2015

He was replaced by his clansman, Hakimullah Mehsud, who appeared in a subsequently released video along with the bomber.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2014

No man was more carefully respected by his neighbors in the four Indian provinces south of New Delhi than the proud Thakore clansman, Man Singh.

From Time Magazine Archive

In September the new President's authority was challenged by General Mohammed Farrah Aidid, a fellow clansman and chairman of the ruling United Somali Congress.

From Time Magazine Archive

For on each bough hung a picture of a clansman, a reminder of the courtyards so far away.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

For the one or two days when the assistance was organized by the police and clansmen, everyone got their share, Badwan said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

War in Darfur broke out in 2003, when marginalised black African clansmen in the region formed a rebel movement against the government.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2019

Still, it’s in the projects where he met some of his future Wu-Tang clansmen.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2018

There, she winds up in the middle of a kerfuffle between British soldiers and some clansmen, who take Claire captive and bring her back to their castle.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016

The lofty Hall of Ancestors was festooned with holiday banners and graced with clansmen from near and far.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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