Klansman

[klanz-muhn]

noun

plural

Klansmen 

1. a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

Klansman

/ ˈklænzmən /

noun

1. a member of the Ku Klux Klan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Klansman¹

1900–05, Klan + 's 1 + man

Example Sentences

Superman used to go after Nazis, Klansmen and intergalactic monsters; now, Superman — er, Cain — wants to go after Tamale Lady.

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From bullet sprays to sweaty Klansmen to buzzards circling overhead, “Sinners” doesn’t hold back like it’s too sophisticated to give the audience what they want.

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In his 1963 inaugural address, written by a known Ku Klux Klansman, Wallace promised to protect the state’s “Anglo-Saxon people” and ended with the line: “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”

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He snagged roles in "Roots," "The Klansman" and "The Towering Inferno."

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The prolific Black muralist, who died a couple of years ago, painted the Jefferson Park work in 1997 and filled space with Black Panthers and celebrated Black radicals, helmeted police and hooded Klansmen.

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