Welshman

[ welsh-muhn, welch- ]

noun

, plural Welsh·men.

1. a native or inhabitant of Wales.

Welshman

/ ˈwɛlʃmən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Wales

Word History and Origins

Origin of Welshman¹

before 900; Middle English Welische man, Old English Wilisc mon; Welsh, man

Example Sentences

If you had said you were a Welshman, I should not have been surprised.

From Project Gutenberg

He said I was not only a wild Welshman and a blockhead, but what is more deadly still, I was a gorilla and an assassin.

From Project Gutenberg

Then there was the drunken rowdy who proposed to raid the "Welshman's" house one dark threatening night—he saw that, too.

From Project Gutenberg

When the Welshman's treasure was all spent he went back to the cavern and helped himself still more liberally than before.

From Project Gutenberg

In the centre of the entrance hung a bell which the conjurer begged the Welshman to beware of touching.

From Project Gutenberg