Englishman

[ing-glish-muhn, -lish-]

noun

plural

Englishmen 

1. a native or a naturalized citizen of England.

2. an English ship.

Englishman

/ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən /

noun

1. a male native or inhabitant of England

Word History and Origins

Origin of Englishman¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English Engliscman. See English, man

Example Sentences

An Englishman visiting the Netherlands noted with surprise: “This trading nation must be in a very bad way. Most of their principal towns are sadly decayed.”

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They knew how much it meant to the Englishman.

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After Donald guided the home side to a commanding victory, his players and thousands of fans clamoured for the Englishman to be given another term.

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If the Englishman could match Morikawa's score on the 18th, the trophy would be won.

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Four wins out of four as a player and the Englishman is now on the verge of becoming just the second European captain - after Tony Jacklin - to win both home and away matches.

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