Englishman

[ing-glish-muh n or, often, -lish-]

noun, plural Eng·lish·men.

a native or a naturalized citizen of England.

an English ship.

Origin of Englishman

before 950; Middle English; Old English Engliscman. See English, man¹

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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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But the individual Englishman that they know, they take at his real value.
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Then turning upon the Englishman, he said fiercely: "What have you come here for?"
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Now, I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland and either to gain that income, or to spend it there.
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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

noun plural -men

a male native or inhabitant of England

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Word Origin and History for englishman

Englishman

Old English Engliscman, from English (n.1) + man (n.). Englishwoman is from c.1400. Englander "native of England" is from 1820; in some cases from German Engländer.

Englishman

noun, plural Eng·lish·men.

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