Welshman
Americannoun
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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Humphries, who was in his third successive night final, overcame the Welshman 6-4 after an impressive 6-0 win over Stephen Bunting and 6-3 comeback win over Luke Littler.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The party's first leader, Keir Hardie, represented a constituency in the country's industrial South Valleys, while Welshman Aneurin Bevan spearheaded the founding of the NHS in 1948.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Former World Championship runners-up Barry Hawkins and Matthew Stevens went head-to-head in the evening session with Welshman Stevens taking the opener on the black 61-57 after he had been 57-0 behind.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The Welshman kept his cool during an early blitz from Littler in the final and came through to claim back-to-back nightly wins and his fourth of the year.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
One of our first ministers was an Anglican priest by the name of Father Hughes, a gruff, burly Welshman who had served as a chaplain in the submarine corps during the Second World War.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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