englishman
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Englishman¹
- /ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/
- /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən/
Where it comes from
From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English + -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”).
noun Englishmen · englishman
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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.
Similar: Englander, Englishperson, English, Englisher> or <>>, Southron, Saxon, pom, Nigel, overner
- A grey partridge (in contrast with Frenchman, red-legged partridge).
- A 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 ...
- A 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!
englishman²
noun englishmen
- Obsolete form of Englishman In Chꝛiſt there is nether frẽch ner engliſh: but the frenchman is the engliſhmans awne ſelfe / and the engliſh the frenchmans awne ſelfe.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: english, british, england, french, spanish, brits, britt, anglais, inglés, anglo-saxon, brit, briton, britisher, english person, anglo, tommy
Translations
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noun (male) native or inhabitant of England
| Español | inglés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영국인 yeonggugin, 영국 사람 yeongguk saram, 영국 남자 yeongguk namja |
| 日本語 | イギリス人 Igirisu-jin |
| 中文 | 英格蘭人 /英格兰人 Yīnggélánrén |
| हिन्दी | अंग्रेज़ aṅgrez |
| Kiswahili | Mwingereza |
| Português | inglês |
| Français | Anglais |
| Deutsch | Engländer |
| Italiano | inglese |
| Ελληνικά | Άγγλος Ánglos |
| Română | englez |
| Русский | англича́нин angličánin |
| Tiếng Việt | người Anh |
| العربية | إِنْجِلِيزِيّ ʔingilīziyy |
| עברית | אַנְגְּלִי ang'lí |
Talk about this word "englishman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/englishman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. englishman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/englishman "englishman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/englishman.Cite this
@misc{englishman_2026,
title = {englishman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/englishman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
