Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man belonging to a clan.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of a clan.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One belonging to the same clan with another.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A male member of a clan.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a member of a clan

Etymologies

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clan +‎ -man

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Examples

  • "Marrakech is the great market of the south...not only the Atlas with its feudal chiefs and their wild clansman, but all that lies beyond of heat and savagery: the Sahara of the veiled Touaregs, Dakka, Timbuctoo, Senegal and the Soudan."

    Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh?

  • There is a short martial arts display from Jaa, semi-behind the scenes B-roll footage, a couple of music features involving Wu-Tang clansman RZA, and a short feature on the movements of Muay Thai.

    ONG BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR Blu Ray Review – Collider.com

  • "Marrakech is the great market of the south...not only the Atlas with its feudal chiefs and their wild clansman, but all that lies beyond of heat and savagery: the Sahara of the veiled Touaregs, Dakka, Timbuctoo, Senegal and the Soudan."

    Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh?

  • "Marrakech is the great market of the south...not only the Atlas with its feudal chiefs and their wild clansman, but all that lies beyond of heat and savagery: the Sahara of the veiled Touaregs, Dakka, Timbuctoo, Senegal and the Soudan."

    Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh?

  • "Marrakech is the great market of the south...not only the Atlas with its feudal chiefs and their wild clansman, but all that lies beyond of heat and savagery: the Sahara of the veiled Touaregs, Dakka, Timbuctoo, Senegal and the Soudan."

    Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh?

  • Honestly even if he does get elected he will likly get greased by some southern redneck clansman who wants to be a footnote in history.

    The F-Team

  • Do you remember Farah Gouré, the clansman who took care of us in Nairobi?

    Nomad

  • Do you remember Farah Gouré, the clansman who took care of us in Nairobi?

    Nomad

  • When fifty thousand people in the Shakya clan were killed one day, Shakyamuni Buddha, their clansman, didn't suffer at all.

    Questions & Answers

  • When fifty thousand people in the Shakya clan were killed one day, Shakyamuni Buddha, their clansman, didn't suffer at all.

    Questions & Answers

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