LANDSMAN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

landsman

noun

ˈlan(d)z-mən

Definition of landsman

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 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

Countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, Australia and Canada warned citizens to avoid the airport.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
The result is a country spending heavily to sustain its public institutions while struggling to deliver the services citizens expect and a political system increasingly consumed by conflict over how to fix them.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of citizen

Noun

In some obscure way, Shawn felt responsible for protecting the stranger against the slights of his unyielding countrymen.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Swan Song is not exactly endearing Spencer to his countrymen, who generally struggle to sympathize with an indiscreet Old Etonian with a fourth wife and a Northamptonshire-size chip on his shoulder.

— Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

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