English Explanatory Dictionary

clansman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male member of a clan.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Klansman (KKK)

Word forms

clansman clansmen

Etymology

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

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary