Englishman
Americannoun
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a native or a naturalized citizen of England.
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an English ship.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Englishman
before 950; Middle English; Old English Engliscman. See English, man
Example Sentences
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But Englishman Aaron Rai held his nerve to win his first major title.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
That anybody, in a pack that featured eight major champions including Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm, turned out to be a 31-year-old Englishman named Aaron Rai.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Veteran Englishman Richard Bland cashed in on the romance of his one DP World Tour victory, the 2021 British Masters, which effectively earned him an invitation to play LIV tournaments.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Tom, whose family fled Nazi Germany when he was a boy, is a thoroughly assimilated, tennis-obsessed Englishman who brings his own more conciliatory perspective to the discussion as a British Jew.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The Englishman said, “I’d better pay more attention to the caravan.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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