Englishman

[ ing-glish-muhn or, often, -lish- ]

/ ˈɪŋ glɪʃ mən or, often, -lɪʃ- /

noun, plural Eng·lish·men.

a native or a naturalized citizen of England.

an English ship.

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endless and unavailing, as labor or a task.

creative; boldly original.

prying; meddlesome.

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Origin of Englishman

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

Words nearby Englishman

English horn, English iris, Englishism, English ivy, Englishly, Englishman, Englishman's tie, English muffin, English pea, English plantain, English red

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The second monster was an Englishman, Richard Vyse, who on a visit to Egypt in 1835 became fascinated by the pyramids of Giza.
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Then turning upon the Englishman, he said fiercely: "What have you come here for?"
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And he laid the second enclosure before the young Englishman.
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But Geoffrey possessed all the stubborn determination of a true Englishman.
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British Dictionary definitions for Englishman

Englishman

/ (ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən) /

noun plural -men

a male native or inhabitant of England

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Englishman

noun, plural Eng·lish·men.

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noun plural -men