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Ulsterman

American  
[uhl-ster-muhn] / ˈʌl stər mən /

noun

  • Ulstermen
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Ulster.


Ulsterman British  
/ ˈʌlstəmən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Ulster

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Ulsterman

First recorded in 1835–45; Ulster + man

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The Ulsterman will take on a technical role within the club and a place on the board.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

With James Lowe injured, the Ulsterman makes a compelling argument for a starting place in the back three.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2022

Renewal arrived in the person of Charles Monteith, a reserved, ingratiating Ulsterman and—yes—a fellow of All Souls, who had been injured in the war.

From The New Yorker Jul. 23, 2019

It's now been four years since the Ulsterman has captured a major, and each year since—including 2016, when he won three tournaments—has been deemed, to some degree, a "lost season."

From Golf Digest Sep. 11, 2018

Belfast, June 25, 313Ulster in Irish history, 313Moira, 315Views of an Ulsterman, 315, 316Beauty of Belfast, 317, 318Its buildings, 319-321Dr.

From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by William Henry Hurlbert

Edinburgh's fans are entitled to ask why their team has to suffer such a wounding loss in order to produce some of the stuff they delivered against the Ulstermen.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2016

He was fond of the fact that, in his words, "it was sung all over the world by and Ulstermen alike".

From BBC Nov. 10, 2013

The two Ulstermen showed incredible maturity as they kept their nerve in the tightest race of the day to hold off the fast finishing Italians by just over a second.

From The Guardian Jul. 10, 2011

In any discussion of Ireland’s greatest rugby heroes, the Ulstermen Jackie Kyle, Mike Gibson and Willie John McBride are always among the first mentioned.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2010

But the Ulstermen were in a mood of the highest exaltation, a mood in which troops may be destroyed but will not easily be subjugated.

From The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' by Michael MacDonagh

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