Saxon
Americannoun
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a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.
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the Old English dialects of the regions settled by the Saxons.
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a native or inhabitant of Saxony in modern Germany.
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an English person; Britisher.
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an Anglo-Saxon.
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(not in scholarly use) the Old English language.
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a member of the royal house of Germany that ruled from 919 to 1024.
adjective
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of or relating to the early Saxons or their language.
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of or relating to Saxony in modern Germany.
noun
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a member of a West Germanic people who in Roman times spread from Schleswig across NW Germany to the Rhine. Saxons raided and settled parts of S Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries ad. In Germany they established a duchy and other dominions, which changed and shifted through the centuries, usually retaining the name Saxony
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a native or inhabitant of Saxony
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the Low German dialect of Saxony
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any of the West Germanic dialects spoken by the ancient Saxons or their descendants
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adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Saxons, the Anglo-Saxons, or their descendants
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony, its inhabitants, or their Low German dialect
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Saxon
1250–1300; Middle English, probably < Late Latin Saxō, Saxonēs (plural) < Germanic; replacing Old English Seaxan (plural)
Example Sentences
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In December 1745, following a decisive victory over the Austrians and their Saxon allies, Frederick returned to Berlin and was hailed as Fridericus Magnus—Frederick the Great.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Saxon testified to the court that West said he could not leave the property and, on one occasion, woke him up at 0300 local time to ask why he wasn't working.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Saxon alleged that while working as a security guard on the property, he was forced to sleep on the floor and was fired in November 2021 for failing to comply with Ye’s “dangerous requests.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
West's lawyer Andrew Cherkasky depicted Saxon as an unreliable witness, and said bank records showed Saxon was paid $240,000 during the six weeks he worked for the rapper.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The Saxon stops singing—a fragment has smashed the piano.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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