Welshman
Americannoun
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Welshmen
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Welshman
before 900; Middle English Welische man, Old English Wilisc mon; see Welsh, man
Example Sentences
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But the world number 14 overpowered his loftier opponent with a barrage of 180s, hitting 11 maximums, compared to Welshman Price's five, to finish a deserved winner.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He scored 36 tries alone on his maiden Great Britain tour, dazzling both Australia and New Zealand in 1954 under captain and fellow Welshman Dickie Williams.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tarling was just four seconds down on five-time Tour de France winner Pogacar, who hugged the Welshman before the podium presentation to show his support.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
It was the start of a beautiful football relationship with Liverpool as well as with the Welshman.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He chuckled at the way he had fooled the Welshman.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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Clayton beat Japan's Motomu Sakai 10-8 and is one of two Welshmen in the last eight, with Gerwyn Price also progressing courtesy of a 10-5 win against Canada's Jim Long.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
And in 2013, 10 Welshmen started in the 41-16 rout that earned a 2-1 series win against the Wallabies.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
He began the tour as one of only two Welshmen on the trip and, with scrum-half Tomos Williams an early injury victim, Morgan will now watch from the stands in Brisbane.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Deprived of preparation time, the opening match against Locomotiva Bucharest was played in a withering 32C, and despite a second half comeback, the Welshmen were unable to handle the heat and succumbed 23-12.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2023
Caradoc and his fighting Welshmen were far away in South Wales.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
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