Orangeman
Americannoun
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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.
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a Protestant of Northern Ireland.
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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
A senior Orangeman has condemned the burning of effigies on bonfires, but says legislation is not the best way to tackle the issue.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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
John the Orangeman was just a man who sold fruit outside Harvard Stadium whom students came to see as a harbinger of victory.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2015
The father of John Tyndall was an Orangeman and had in a glass case a bit of the flag carried at the Battle of the Boyne.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists by Hubbard, Elbert
The Twelfth is not just celebrated in Northern Ireland - Orangemen in the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and the United States, to name a few, also march.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2023
The Orangemen ended their march with a rendition of “God Save the Queen.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2019
And speaking of Melo, he gave the Orangemen a pep talk before the game.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 7, 2019
The Orangemen opened with a methodical 24-0 victory at Liberty.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
Why don’t you go up to Belfast and see what the Orangemen will do for you, ah?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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