as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
to protect the family honor, he sought to revenge the murder of his kinsman
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Recent Examples of kinsman
Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2020
The Boy Who Flew Photograph by Heritage Images/Getty Images
Banished from Athens for killing a kinsman, the inventor Daedalus plays a key role in the Minotaur myth.
—Amaranta Sbardella, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2019
Women were rewarded for refusing to shelter men, including kinsmen, who were involved in the genocide, and for testifying against their rapists.
—Rania Abouzeid, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
Their kinsmen, already in the United States, have been vital factors in farm and workshop for generations.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 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, 19 June 2018
Best of all, Mazibuko believes his friend and kinsman's experiment has worked.
—Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 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, 21 Feb. 2018
Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2020
The Boy Who Flew Photograph by Heritage Images/Getty Images
Banished from Athens for killing a kinsman, the inventor Daedalus plays a key role in the Minotaur myth.
—Amaranta Sbardella, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2019
Women were rewarded for refusing to shelter men, including kinsmen, who were involved in the genocide, and for testifying against their rapists.
—Rania Abouzeid, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
Their kinsmen, already in the United States, have been vital factors in farm and workshop for generations.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 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, 19 June 2018
Best of all, Mazibuko believes his friend and kinsman's experiment has worked.
—Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 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, 21 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinsman
Noun
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Grass was in Carpentersville to visit her grandparents and to go to her cousin’s choir concert.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Each was also fairly hearty, though a bit less than the calorie count from its more sophisticated and more expensive cousin, HelloFresh.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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As the state on Thursday summed up the brutal details that made up the prosecution’s case, a relative walked out of the courtroom with a loud scream, causing Petrone to tell the jury to ignore the outburst.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Additional testing involving the John Doe’s relatives confirmed the body was that of Eaton, who at this point had been missing for more than three years.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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“Kinsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinsman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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