Spaniard

[span-yerd]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Spain.

Spaniard

/ ˈspænjəd /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Spain

2. short for wild Spaniard

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spaniard¹

1350–1400; Middle English Spaignarde < Old French ( e ) spaignart, equivalent to Espaigne Spain + -art -ard

Example Sentences

Back in the spring, the Spaniard had to grind through the French Open and finished the tournament utterly exhausted.

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Although he is a native Spaniard, his English is so fluent it sounds like he has not spent a day away from north London, where he moved aged 16 to join Arsenal's academy.

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Hamilton hung on in front of Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin but was given a five-second penalty for leaving the track multiple times without a justifiable reason, which promoted the Spaniard to seventh.

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"I think that creativity is his nature," said the Spaniard.

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Merino previously spent a season at Newcastle, but there was no chance of the Spaniard reining in his celebration as he punched the air.

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