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klansman

klansman is the alternative letter-case form of Klansman.

Noun capitalized: Klansman

Klansman (plural Klansmen)

  1. A man who is a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
    • Klansmen — Behold the Deed without a name1868, Robert Henry Newell, Smoked Glass, page 103

Forms of klansman

pluralklansmen
pluralKlansmen
alternative formklansman
alternative formClansman

Origin of klansman

From Klan + -s- + man. (Klan's man) (KKK clansman).

Questions about klansman

What does klansman mean?
Klansman means a man who is a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
What is klansman the alternative letter-case form of?
Klansman is the alternative letter-case form of Klansman.
What part of speech is klansman?
Klansman is a noun.
What is the plural of klansman?
The plural of klansman is klansmen.

Words near klansman in the dictionary

  1. Klannish
  2. Klanns
  3. Klanny
  4. klansfem
  5. klansfems
  6. klansman
  7. klansmasc
  8. klansmascs
  9. klansmen
  10. Klanspeople
  11. Klansperson

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