Klansman
Americannoun
plural
Klansmennoun
Etymology
Origin of Klansman
Example Sentences
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He snagged roles in "Roots," "The Klansman" and "The Towering Inferno."
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024
He was challenged by CNN host Jake Tapper about his repeated claim that Ms. Loeffler has campaigned with a Klansman, which Mr. Tapper said was “not true.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2021
For the former Klansman and the people who loved him, that narrow victory felt like a landslide.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2020
The minister’s wife, son and congregation don’t want to help a Klansman.
From Washington Post • Feb. 29, 2020
Between Brown’s inside dope and everything that Kennedy had learned via his own investigations, he probably knew more Klan secrets than the average Klansman.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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