as in citizen
a person living in or originally from the same country as another during the time he was an American in Paris he felt a special kinship with his fellow landsmen

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Recent Examples of landsman Several vessels collided, terrifying the uninitiated landsmen on board. David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward. New York Times, 17 June 2022 This seems more like a landsman’s longing, for rain to fall on fields and fertilise them. The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
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Noun
  • Law Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin argues that Michigan citizens accused of welfare fraud found themselves in a guessing game of who is liable -was it the unemployment agency, technology vendors or management consultants?
    Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • During the trial, the prosecution argued that Patterson had the opportunity to pick lethal mushrooms after seeing their location posted on the citizen science iNaturalist website.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
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  • The 21-year-old has been replaced by 18-year-old fellow countryman Michael Dike on a two-year deal from Treaty United in the Republic of Ireland’s second tier.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • However, there is no true document of how that feud was perceived by Drake’s fellow countrymen.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Arda Guler seems to be in Alonso’s primary plans, which also pushes Rodrygo onto the bench with his compatriot Endrick.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Under new rules passed by Denmark’s parliament earlier in June, Danish women who turn 18 after July 1, 2025, will be entered into the lottery system, on an equal footing with their male compatriots.
    James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025

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“Landsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsman. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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