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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landsman
Noun
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Attempts to unify the government came to a head in 2016 when the Cameroonian government sent French-speaking citizens to the Anglophone-majority regions.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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An essential ingredient of democracy is elected officials following the citizens’ will.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But other filmmakers, including Rasoulof’s friend and countryman Jafar Panahi, have released films without a mechanism for submission.—
Jake Coyle,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Panarin flung a puck past Tarasov shortly after New York killed off a penalty in the second period, then drew a tripping penalty on countryman Kirill Marchenko later in the frame.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Asia, the story would take hold that Beijing was never able to peacefully persuade its compatriots to join a greater China.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Nor could the authors conclude definitively that the chimps were deliberately consuming ethanol-rich fruits and sharing it with their compatriots.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Landsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsman. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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