Englishman
Americannoun
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Englishmen
plural
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a native or a naturalized citizen of England.
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an English ship.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Englishman
before 950; Middle English; Old English Engliscman. See English, man
Example Sentences
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The last president to lose an election was Englishman Sir Stanley Rous when he was beaten by Brazilian Joao Havelange in 1974.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
As Kip says, Lord Suffolk is the first person to treat him like a fellow Englishman and not a foreigner.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The 35-year-old Englishman has often been accused of not showing enough killer instinct in the key moments of majors - and that could be levelled at him again this week.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The reality is the 35-year-old Englishman has never got his mitts on the iconic trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
It was only the Englishman who was unaware of all this; he was, for the most part, immersed in reading his books.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
A century or more ago, Englishmen travelled to South Africa hunting big game.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Accompanying the Englishmen are four Northern Indians: Datsanthi, the elder; his son Nabayah; and their wives, Pawpitch and Keasik.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Both Englishmen earned the right on the DP World Tour last year and the big-hitting Penge is a particularly exciting prospect.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
The last Englishmen to achieve the feat were Darren Gough and Dean Headley in 1998.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
The Englishmen had also been lifting weights and chinning themselves for years.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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