kinsman
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Synonyms
cousin, kin, relation, relative
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Their kinsmen, already in the United States, have been vital factors in farm and workshop for generations. — Lily Rothman, Time, "This Was President Truman's Powerful Message on Why the U.S. Should Help Refugees," 20 June 2018 The warriors butchered the people and used the heads of Lewis’s kinsmen as decoration for their belts. — Emily Bernard, The New Republic, "Zora Neale Hurston’s drive to tell the story of the slave trade’s last survivor," 19 June 2018 Best of all, Mazibuko believes his friend and kinsman's experiment has worked. — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Ladysmith Black Mambazo brings hope and harmony to Music Box," 21 Feb. 2018 One of my favorite historical titles is cardinal nipote, Italian for cardinal nephew, which would be awarded when a pope appointed a kinsman to the College of Cardinals. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, "Can I Use My Dad’s Connections to Get an Internship?," 21 Feb. 2018 Name Withheld What your kinsman is doing is, of course, wrong. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, "Should I Turn in My Tax-Cheating Relative?," 22 Aug. 2017 Up north, Sansa will rule while her kinsman Jon Snow hits the road. — Christopher S. Rugaber, The Seattle Times, "Game of Thrones: Shattering the dragonglass ceiling," 25 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kinsman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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