Orangeman

American  

[awr-inj-muhn, or-] / ˈɔr ɪndʒ mən, ˈɒr- /

noun

• Orangemen
  plural

1. a member of a secret society formed in the north of Ireland in 1795, having as its object the maintenance and political ascendancy of Protestantism.

2. a Protestant of Northern Ireland.

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Orangeman British  

/ ˈɒrɪndʒmən /

noun

1. a member of a society founded in Ireland (1795) to uphold the Protestant religion, the Protestant dynasty, and the Protestant constitution. Orange Lodges have since spread to many parts of the former British Empire

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Orangemen
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Orangeman

First recorded in 1790–1800; Orange + -man

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Example Sentences

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A man of many contradictions, Trimble was the opera buff who adored Elvis Presley, the diehard Protestant "Orangeman" turned consensus politician, a stiff, sometimes bad-tempered public figure who could be warm and witty in private.

From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2022

The Orangeman is a Hoya, and if that’s the case, what in the world makes sense anymore?

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2018

In David Ireland’s play, directed by Vicky Featherstone, Eric, a protestant and lifelong Orangeman, gets a nasty surprise.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2018

Former senior Orangeman Mr Kennaway fell out with the order's leadership.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2010

As Scott was a native of Ontario, and an Orangeman, his murder aroused a widespread feeling of indignation throughout his native province.

From Canada by Sir John George Bourinot

Lockhart said the 35 Orangemen from Portadown District Lodge had "stood lawfully" for the last two weeks on Drumcree hill.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

One proposed compromise, he said, would have allowed the Orangemen to complete one final march along the Garvaghy Road, on the condition it would not apply to march the route again.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

That morning, up to 1,000 people - including politicians such as Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill - blocked the road, preventing Orangemen marching from Drumcree Church a mile to the west.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Police again stopped the Orangemen from proceeding on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The boys shook one another’s hands, paddled over to the Syracuse boat, collected trophy shirts off the backs of the defeated Orangemen and shook their hands, and then rowed leisurely back to their shell house.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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