LANDSMEN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

landsmen

noun

plural of landsman

as in citizens

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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Noun

Corporations, private citizens, and first-responder groups from Florida, New York, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, and elsewhere in Virginia reached out to offer support or request bags for their communities.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Puerto Ricans officially became American citizens (and draft eligible) in 1917, just weeks before the US entered World War I.

— Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of citizens

Noun

Like Biden, in this cycle Lula found that a disconcerting number of his compatriots were unmoved by his calls to save democracy from those who would seek to undermine it—or didn’t buy into his rhetoric in the first place.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Crystal also praised Short while discussing his SNL compatriots.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of compatriots

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The 6-foot-11 Aussie became the first SEC player to post a double-double with at least seven assists and three blocks since LSU All-American and fellow countrymen Ben Simmons did it against North Florida in December 2015.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Knowing how dire the situation is for his fellow countrymen is one reason Nazaryna accepts the discomfort of Shakhtar’s travel arrangements.

— Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of countrymen

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