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clansman

noun

Etymology

From clan + -s- + -man (clan's man). Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott. Piecewise doublet of plantsman.

  1. derived from planta
  2. derived from plant
  3. derived from cland
  4. borrowed from clann
  5. borrowed from clann
  6. formed as clansman — “clan + -s- + -man”

Definitions

  1. A male member of a clan.

  2. Alternative spelling of Klansman (KKK)

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA