clansman
noun[C]
uk/ˈklænz.mən/us/ˈklænz.mən/plural-menuk/ˈklænz.mən/us/ˈklænz.mən/aperson,especiallya man, who is amemberof aclan(= agroupoffamilieswhooriginallycame from the samefamilyand have the samename):
Heappealedto his clansmen tostandup against theregime.
Given that hissurnameis one of the mostcommoninScotland, he must haveinnumerableclansmen andclanswomen.
Compare
clanswoman
- He wasunflaggingin hisloyaltyandserviceto his clansmen and thepeopleofScotland.
- Thefighterswere Somali clansmen.
- Therebelallianceis made up of the ex-leader'scousins, clansmen andformeraides.
- Pashtuns in theprovincejoinedtheirclansmen in aninsurgency.
Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities
- Afghan
- Albanian
- Algerian
- an
- Andorran
- Gibraltarian
- Greenlander
- Greenlandic
- Grenadian
- Guatemalan
- non-Indian
- non-Russian
- North American
- North Korean
- Northern Irish
- Vietnamese
- Vincentian
- Welshman
- Welshwoman
- Yemeni