clan member
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3.7
- noun
- /klæn ˈmɛmbər/
:
miembro del clan
- As a clan member, she felt a strong connection to her ancestors and their traditions.
- fellow clan member
- other clan members
Now our first performer is Leah Shenandoah, who is Oneida Wolf, clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy.
- Now our first performer is Leah Shenandoah, who is Oneida Wolf, clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy.
- That's how you know they're like straight up clan members.
Examples
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Clan members recognize each other by sight, scent, and vocalization (Kruuk 1972, East and Hofer 1993).
Academic text (1998) -
One immediate function may be to enable cubs to establish affiliative relations with other clan members (Drea et al. 1996).
Academic text (1998) -
For example, clan members can often facilitate the process of storytelling, increasing the significance of the exercise.
Academic text (2009) -
But for clan members, the bear is a benevolent and protective force.
Academic text (1997) -
And time to reconnect with one's ancestors, family, and clan members living in the spirit realm.
Blog text (31) -
Thus, Jesus is seen as one who grew in wisdom and in years and in favor with God and his fellow clan members (Lk 2:52).
Academic text (2009) -
Warfare was episodic and undertaken for the protection of the town or to gain retribution for wrongs against fellow clan members by an enemy.
Academic text (1990) -
Infants at this stage are vulnerable to predation and to infanticidal attacks from adult clan members of both sexes.
Academic text (1998) -
Towns had members from all clans, and clans provided the mechanism for town government and ceremonial life, since clan members participated in both as distinct entities.
Academic text (2010) -
Now our first performer is Leah Shenandoah, who is Oneida Wolf, clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A person, animal, or thing that belongs to a group
1
8.1
A man who belongs to a family group with the same name and history, especially in Scotland or Ireland
A woman who belongs to a group of related families
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who belongs to a clan' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'clan' (a group with shared identity) and 'member' (a person in a group). This simple compositional noun + member pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard morphology, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Clan member The name clan comes from the old Gaelic word clann, which meant 'children' or 'family', and member simply means a person who belongs, so a clan member was originally someone in the same family group. That's why today it means 'a person who belongs to a clan'.