Welshman
Americannoun
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Welshmen
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Welshman
before 900; Middle English Welische man, Old English Wilisc mon; see Welsh, man
Example Sentences
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He scored 36 tries alone on his maiden Great Britain tour, dazzling both Australia and New Zealand in 1954 under captain and fellow Welshman Dickie Williams.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
After his retirement from the game, Boston ran the Griffin Hotel close to Wigan's Central Park Ground where one of the stands was named after the Welshman.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Welshman has never beat Littler in a game that has contained more than 15 legs so will have to reach new heights in the best-of-35 final.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Humphries, who was in his third successive night final, overcame the Welshman 6-4 after an impressive 6-0 win over Stephen Bunting and 6-3 comeback win over Luke Littler.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
He chuckled at the way he had fooled the Welshman.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
It is the lowest number of Welshmen picked for a Lions squad in the modern era.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
By the decisive third Test, he had 10 Welshmen in his starting XV.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Wales Rugby League said: "Dai, as he was affectionately known, is recognised as one of the greatest Welshmen to have ever pulled on a rugby shirt."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
Deprived of preparation time, the opening match against Locomotiva Bucharest was played in a withering 32C, and despite a second half comeback, the Welshmen were unable to handle the heat and succumbed 23-12.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2023
Nevertheless, the water would support life after a fashion, and the Welshmen turned from the well to make shelters of the caves nature had provided.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
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