Little Englander

American  

noun

1. an English person who believes the best interests of Britain are served by attention to Britain itself, rather than to the concerns of the empire.

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Little Englander British  

/ ˈɪŋɡləndə /

noun

1. (esp in the 19th century) a person opposed to the extension of the British Empire

2. informal a person who perceives most foreign influences on Britain's culture and institutions as damaging or insidious

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Other Word Forms

• Little Englandism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Little Englander

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Little Englander

Powell, along with many contemporary Brexiteers, could be called a Little Englander.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019

The Little Englander of The Blood Donor is the kind of person whom you’d hear on a local radio phone-in today: a misinformed, suspicious bloke who can’t admit he’s wrong and pontificates about everything.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2014

Despite the common caricature of him as a Little Englander, he has a better handle than many Westminster-based politicians on the nuances of EU politics.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2014

An opera-lover who speaks French, German and Spanish and owns a house in the south of France, Mills, 75, says he is no "Little Englander".

From Reuters ● Aug. 6, 2013

Everybody knows that Forster was the reverse of a Little Englander.

From Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 by Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson) Reid