Sassenach

American  

[sas-uh-nuhkh, -nak] / ˈsæs ə nəx, -næk /

noun

Often Disparaging.

1. a term used by the Gaelic inhabitants of the British Isles to refer to the English inhabitants.

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Sassenach British  

/ ˈsæsəˌnæk, -næx /

noun

1. an English person or a Lowland Scot

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Etymology

Origin of Sassenach

1765–75; < Scots Gaelic Sasunnach, Irish Sasanach English, English person, Protestant, Middle Irish Saxanach, derivative of Saxain, Sagsuin, Sachsain the Saxons, England ≪ Late Latin Saxonēs; Saxon

Example Sentences

You also have a whisky called Sassenach, the name of which will be familiar to “Outlander” fans.

From New York Times

Its institutions, from Parliament to its diplomatic corps and the BBC, remain dominated by Sassenachs.

From Economist

The less polite muttered under their breath about the “bloody Sassenachs.”

From Salon

But Scottish nationalism also has deep emotional roots. The vote marks the culmination of decades—nay, centuries—of campaigning for independence by Scots who dislike being ruled by the Sassenachs.

From The New Yorker

English speakers in Scotland may know more words of Scottish Gaelic origin, like cranachan, a type of dessert, pibroch, bagpipe music, Sassenach, Englishman.

From BBC