Spaniard

[ span-yerd ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Spain.

Spaniard

/ ˈspænjəd /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Spain
2. See wild Spaniard
   short for wild Spaniard

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spaniard¹

1350–1400; Middle English Spaignarde < Old French ( e ) spaignart, equivalent to Espaigne Spain + -art -ard

Example Sentences

A Spaniard by birth, Victor Serna left home shy of his 14th birthday and entered the monastery to become a Marist brother.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Pic: In 1936, the Spaniard captured elegance without settling for it.

From The Daily Beast

The anonymous blog Tennis Has a Steroid Problem has a laundry list of “evidence” against the 27-year-old Spaniard.

From The Daily Beast

Sock, who was ultimately felled by 27-year-old Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, was the youngest man on the list.

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He sent the Spaniard on his way then visited a series of shops in Lisbon and had the visa reproduced down to the special stamps.

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Soon after they parted, with a sarcastic laugh from the Spaniard, and Ma'amselle mingled with the crowd.

From Project Gutenberg

He passed to and fro in the city without the least insult being offered him by any Spaniard.

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In such a case, he may go to the house of the noble Spaniard who was his uncle's guest at Lindisfarne.

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The tall, slender Spaniard, swarthy and of classic feature, looks about him with suppressed disdain.

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The Spaniard's boat was lashed so that no mortal could get her clear, and the little craft was used as a sort of lumber-closet.

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