Cornishman
noun
a native or inhabitant of Cornwall.
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cornishmannouna man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
Cornishman
American
[kawr-nish-muhn]
/ ˈkɔr nɪʃ mən /
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Cornishmen
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cornishman
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/ ˈkɔːnɪʃmən /
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The US-based Cornishman - arguably the world's best putter - is ranked 10 places lower at 57th, despite reaching the season-ending Tour Championship.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
The chain's history in the Hertfordshire town dates back to 1880 when young Cornishman Arthur Trewin bought a small draper's shop in Queen's Road.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2020
Looking back to the original Cornishman article that announced Zanzi’s death, I noticed the reporter had written that the “deadly palm oil” was identified by a national agency, Public Health England.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2017
Ingleby Gallery, to 20 Nov Peter Lanyon, St Ives Peter Lanyon was the lone Cornishman of the St Ives school and his paintings and sculptures are rooted in the local landscape.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2010
He was a simple, high-minded Cornishman, whose natural directness and honesty were unspoiled by favour, unembittered by failure.
From A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen by Anne Thackeray Ritchie
His involvement led to hundreds of Cornishmen going back and forth between Cornwall and Hidalgo in the coming decades.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
After attending the Paris Games, the Cornishmen are potentially eyeing a return flight to LAX in three years, pending the approval of their better halves, of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
"The only thing it was missing was 5,000 Cornishmen shouting their heads off," Paver told BBC Radio Cornwall.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2021
When it comes to legendary living Cornishmen, even Padstow's Rick Stein knows his place.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2013
He was, like most Cornishmen, superstitious, but his belief in Nature as a wise and beneficent mother, stern but never unjust, controlled his will and justified his actions.
From The Wooden Horse by Sir Hugh Walpole
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