Britishman

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Britishman

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From British + -man.

noun Britishmen

nonstandard A man from Britain; a British man; a male Briton. Pope made tea rhyme with obey, as indeed many an Irishman and Britishman would now. We are liable to fall into the use of provincial expressions by reason of such discrepancies.

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"Britishman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/britishman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{britishman_2026,
  title = {Britishman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/britishman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}