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clansman

clansman noun: a male member of a clan.

Noun (1)

clansman (plural clansmen)

  1. A male member of a clan.

Noun (2) capitalized: Clansman

Clansman (plural Clansmen)

  1. (US, alternative) Alternative spelling of Klansman (KKK)

Forms of clansman

pluralclansmen
pluralClansmen

Plural of clansman: clansmen

Origin of clansman

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

Words formed from clansman

Questions about clansman

What does clansman mean?
Clansman means a male member of a clan.
What part of speech is clansman?
Clansman is a noun.
What is the plural of clansman?
The plural of clansman is clansmen.

Words near clansman in the dictionary

  1. Clansey
  2. clansfolk
  3. clansfolks
  4. clanship
  5. clanships
  6. clansman
  7. clansmanship
  8. clansmen
  9. clanspeak
  10. clanspeople
  11. clansperson

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clansman (page history and authors); Clansman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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