landsman

lands·man

noun \ˈlan(d)z-mən\

Definition of LANDSMAN

1

: a fellow countryman

2

: a person who lives on the land; especially : one who knows little or nothing of the sea or seamanship

Examples of LANDSMAN

1. <during the time he was an American in Paris he felt a special kinship with his fellow landsmen>

First Known Use of LANDSMAN

1598

Related to LANDSMAN

Synonyms: countryman, compatriot

Related Words: countrywoman; nationalist, patriot; citizen, national, subject; aborigine, native; homeboy, resident

Near Antonyms: alien, foreigner, immigrant, outsider

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Rhymes with LANDSMAN

clansman, Klansman