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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The Islamists were seen as complicit in India’s worst plane hijack in 1999 and the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed several Indian citizens, including two senior diplomats.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Around 60% of Iraq's nearly 46 million citizens are under the age of 30, a demographic that could determine whether the election reinvigorates a stagnant political system or deepens disillusionment.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Koreans, angered by images of their countrymen shackled by ICE, may choose to play hardball and continue withholding their investments.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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He was also booked for a foul before he was replaced by his countryman.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then 20, Korda won three matches in qualifying before winning three more, including a second-round upset of big-serving compatriot John Isner, to set up the showdown with his childhood idol.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Unlike his more famous literary compatriots, Milan Kundera and Josef Skvorecky, Klima stuck around in Czechoslovakia, despite being forbidden from publishing for 20 years.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Landsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsman. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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