Englishman
[ing-glish-muh n or, often, -lish-]
- a native or a naturalized citizen of England.
- an English ship.
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Origin of Englishman
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Examples from the Web for englishman
Contemporary Examples
She was not wearing hejab but more surprising that that, is married to an Englishman.
50 Shades of Iran: The Mullahs’ Kinky Fantasies about Sex in the WestIranWire, Shima Sharabi
January 1, 2015
Even after he became a citizen in 1955, he regarded himself as an Englishman abroad.
She was not wearing hejab, but more surprising that that, is married to an Englishman.
The actor who plays Bassam—bearded, blue-eyed Englishman Adam Rayner—does what he can with the material, but it's not much.
The second monster was an Englishman, Richard Vyse, who on a visit to Egypt in 1835 became fascinated by the pyramids of Giza.
Historical Examples
My granddaughter, you may have heard, is engaged to an Englishman.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
"May have its comb clipped if it make over-much noise," broke in an Englishman.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
I have never seen a man get off his horse as quick as did that stranger Englishman.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
And to that old French province the Englishman of the colonies must go to find his country!
Old NewsNathaniel Hawthorne
With only whiskers nobody could take Monsieur for anything but an Englishman.
Camps, Quarters and Casual PlacesArchibald Forbes
Englishman
- a male native or inhabitant of England
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Word Origin and History for englishman
Englishman
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