Englishman

[ ing-glish-muhnor, often, -lish- ]

noun

, plural Eng·lish·men.

1. a native or a naturalized citizen of England.
2. an English ship.

Englishman

/ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən /

noun

1. a male native or inhabitant of England

Word History and Origins

Origin of Englishman¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English Engliscman. See English, man

Example Sentences

The Englishman has made four consecutive birdies to get to even par for the tournament, good for a tie for 20th.

From Washington Post

The Englishman, who led outright after each of the first two rounds, is still in fine position to make another run at his first green jacket.

From Washington Post

The 40-year-old Englishman, a two-time runner-up at Augusta, birdied six of his final nine holes Thursday to finish four strokes clear of the rest of the field, tied for the largest 18-hole lead in any major over the last 75 years.

From Washington Post

The hirsute Englishman drained his tee shot at the par-3 16th for a hole-in-one.

From Washington Post

A few years earlier, Thomas Hunt, an Englishman who had come to the area to explore and trade, had attacked and captured 20 Nauset and Patuxet and intended to sell them into slavery.

From Time

She was not wearing hejab but more surprising that that, is married to an Englishman.

From The Daily Beast

Even after he became a citizen in 1955, he regarded himself as an Englishman abroad.

From The Daily Beast

She was not wearing hejab, but more surprising that that, is married to an Englishman.

From The Daily Beast

The actor who plays Bassam—bearded, blue-eyed Englishman Adam Rayner—does what he can with the material, but it's not much.

From The Daily Beast

The second monster was an Englishman, Richard Vyse, who on a visit to Egypt in 1835 became fascinated by the pyramids of Giza.

From The Daily Beast

The commander of this fleet was an Englishman, according to the agreement between them.

From Project Gutenberg

The young Englishman's hair, pale in color and very smooth, was worn longer than the fashion, the ends lilting.

From Project Gutenberg

A few words explained his errand; but the brave Englishman would hardly hear it to the end.

From Project Gutenberg

You see it for yourself, no Englishman ever shall suspect me, when we shall converse, of being other than a Briton.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a pretty bright sort, that same Goodell, quick-witted, nimble of tongue above the average Englishman.

From Project Gutenberg