Englishman
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən//
- //ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən//
A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.
the Ynglishe men had great vyctorye, for there was taken and slayne a greate nombar, and there was slayne the lorde Morley and Englishe man.
To see twenty or thirty female Englishmen of full regulation-size dancing a ballet, is an overpowering luxury.
All Englishmen, male and female, young and old, are for the purposes of this establishment considered clean.
Rest assured it cannot rest idle until Englishmen, male, female, and children are mercilessly massacred to the best interests of the country.
- 2
A grey partridge (in contrast with Frenchman, red-legged partridge).
- 3
datedA Canadian of British descent and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to French-descended, French-speaking Canadians).
... others, an aging Englishman who would do anything to further his fortune ...
- 4
datedA South African of British descent, and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to Afrikaans-speaking Afrikaner South Africans).
Fucking above your head Englishman!
Etymology
From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English + -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”).
Forms
- plural
- Englishmen
Englishman · A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.
engraved · Made by engraving.enhance · To augment or make something greater.enhanced · In a version or form that has been improved or made better…