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单词 landsmen
释义

landsman

noun

lands·​man ˈlan(d)z-mən How to pronounce landsman (audio)
1
: a fellow countryman
2
: a person who lives on the land
especially : one who knows little or nothing of the sea or seamanship

Synonyms

  • compatriot
  • countryman
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Example Sentences

during the time he was an American in Paris he felt a special kinship with his fellow landsmen
Recent Examples on the Web 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. The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

landsmen

noun

plural of landsman
as in citizens
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • citizens
  • countrymen
  • compatriots
  • nationals
  • nationalists
  • natives
  • patriots
  • countrywomen
  • residents
  • aborigines
  • subjects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • immigrants
  • foreigners
  • aliens
  • outsiders
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