clansman

American  

[klanz-muhn] / ˈklænz mən /

noun

plural

clansmen

1. a member of a clan.

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clansman British  

/ ˈklænzmən /

noun

1. a man belonging to a clan

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Etymology

Origin of clansman

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

Example Sentences

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

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

Benevolent and good-humored, Scott was a tradition-loving Tory who, says Biographer Pearson, "thought nothing of his fame as a writer compared with his place as . . . clansman of Buccleuch."

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