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    Cornishman
    noun
    a native or inhabitant of Cornwall.
  • cornishman
    cornishman
    noun
    a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall

Cornishman

American  
[kawr-nish-muhn] / ˈkɔr nɪʃ mən /

noun

  • Cornishmen
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Cornwall.


cornishman British  
/ ˈkɔːnɪʃmən /

noun

  1. a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Cornishman

1375–1425; late Middle English. See Cornish, man


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The Cornishman later played for Crystal Palace, Leeds and Everton, making 666 league appearances before he retired in 2006.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

It was the start of a glorious era for the Cornishman and his club.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024

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

He passes left to Nowell – perhaps forwards? – but it goes unchecked and the Cornishman is over in the corner for England’s sixth.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2015

To a pre-Reformation Cornishman, or indeed to any other Catholic, the idea was unthinkable.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans Wentz

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 there received an invitation from the Cornishmen, acting on which he landed at Whitsand Bay in that county.

From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert

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