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.
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New York Times,
17 June 2022
This seems more like a landsman’s longing, for rain to fall on fields and fertilise them.
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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.
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The Economist,
16 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landsman
Noun
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Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
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To the extent that their fellow-citizens refer to them at all, our government functionaries are perceived not as active agents of change but as inert, self-protecting obstructions.
Noun
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The Amerigo Vespucci, in from La Spezia with 406 people aboard, will unfurl its 28,363 square feet of sail and glide beneath the bridge named for its countryman Giovanni da Verrazzano.
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Haaland’s fellow countrymen have also been making the rounds.
Noun
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On Hansi Flick’s watch, Szczesny and Garcia are both ahead of the manager’s compatriot.
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Nathan Saliba is stepping up today for Canada after the devastating injury to compatriot Ismaël Koné earlier this group stage.
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“Landsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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