Englishman
Meaning
- A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.
- A grey partridge (in contrast with Frenchman, red-legged partridge).
- A Canadian of British descent and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to French-descended, French-speaking Canadians).
- A South African of British descent, and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to Afrikaans-speaking Afrikaner South Africans).
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/
Etymology
From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English + -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”).
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