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Welshman

American  
[welsh-muhn, welch-] / ˈwɛlʃ mən, ˈwɛltʃ- /

noun

  • Welshmen
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Wales.


Welshman British  
/ ˈwɛlʃmən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Wales

"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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Etymology

Origin of Welshman

before 900; Middle English Welische man, Old English Wilisc mon; see Welsh, man

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The passionate Welshman dedicated his second award "to the great and good people of Wales, who were as much a nurture as anyone else".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Welshman Tarling was competing for the NSN Development Team when the incident occurred on the 166.8km route from Melgaco to Fafe on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The Welshman has never beat Littler in a game that has contained more than 15 legs so will have to reach new heights in the best-of-35 final.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Scotland's Gary Anderson also progressed to the last eight with an 11-7 win over Welshman Jonny Clayton.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

He chuckled at the way he had fooled the Welshman.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

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

And as one of only two Welshmen on the tour, Morgan knows he has a responsibility to uphold Wales' proud Lions traditions.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025

It is the lowest number of Welshmen picked for a Lions squad in the modern era.

From BBC ● May 8, 2025

But if this was the "Cambrian's" attitude to the "Montgomery," it was not that of the Welshmen of Llanyglo.

From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions

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