Englishman

English

/ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/

noun
Definitions
  • A male native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent or naturalisation.
  • (UK) The grey partridge (in opposition to the Frenchman, i.e., the red-legged partridge).
  • (Quebec) A Canadian of British descent and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to French-descended, French-speaking Canadians).
  • (South Africa) A South African of British descent, and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to Afrikaans-speaking Afrikaner South Africans).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Englishman inherited from Old English Englisċman suf from English English.

Origin

English

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