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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

"It would be amazing," the 45-year-old Ulsterman added.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025

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

Johnson began the round with a four-shot over Rory McIlroy, although opened the door for the Ulsterman by stumbling to a one-over start on the first five holes.

From Golf Digest ● Feb. 25, 2019

Harper was an Ulsterman, and so was George Russell, whom people called "A. E."

From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine

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

By the end of 1915, the 16th Irish had joined the Ulstermen in France.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2016

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

The Ulstermen Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy were partners and so were the Italians Edoardo and Francesco Molinari, the first brothers to play in the match since 1963.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2010

Did the Ulstermen then come forward in a righteous fury against the wrongdoers on their own side?

From The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd

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