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
  • This meant that Iowa citizens were exposed to having meritless lawsuits brought against them to silence their free speech rights, or retaliate against them for having done so, through the use of the litigation process itself.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Victims include not only Venezuelan citizens but foreign nationals like Colombian aid worker Manuel Tique and French-American tourist Lucas Hunter, both missing since late 2024.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • He was sometimes likened to Nelson Mandela, that other legendary political prisoner of the Cold War, who similarly spent his postwar life working to reconcile his countrymen and extolling the virtues of nonviolence.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
  • On American Jesse Marsch’s tumultuous spell as Leeds manager in 2022-2023, Nance was diplomatic when asked about his countryman, comparing Marsch’s succession of Bielsa to what occurred with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • In interviews, the soldiers complained of lack of leave, corruption among superiors and the indifference of their compatriots.
    Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Their compatriot Jainul Abedin founded Abyom SpaceTech and Defence in 2020.
    Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Landsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsman. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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