Englishman
Americannoun
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a native or a naturalized citizen of England.
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an English ship.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Englishman
before 950; Middle English; Old English Engliscman. See English, man
Example Sentences
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The Warrington teenager cupped his ears to lap up the adulation of a delirious crowd while fellow Englishman Aspinall laughed in disbelief before he gave Littler a high five.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Englishman Aaron Rai, fresh off winning his first career major at the PGA Championship, stopped by Royal Birkdale a couple of weeks ago for a practice round and enjoyed the soft conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Those were characteristics Rai showed in abundance only last May to become the first Englishman win the US PGA in more than a century at Aronimink.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
They were also lucky that Bellingham happens to have been born an Englishman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“There’s no such thing as coincidence,” said the Englishman, picking up the conversation where it had been interrupted in the warehouse.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Englishmen have reached 25 runs 14 times so far – the most of any team in the competition – but only four of those knocks have been converted into fifties.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Accompanying the Englishmen are four Northern Indians: Datsanthi, the elder; his son Nabayah; and their wives, Pawpitch and Keasik.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
The last Englishmen to achieve the feat were Darren Gough and Dean Headley in 1998.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Three Boks, four Englishmen - who makes Opta's team of the autumn?
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Six Englishmen staggered through a hospital with a pool table on which several mattresses were piled.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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