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Irishman

Irishman

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A man born in Ireland or living there
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
translation icon : irlandés
  • A tall and heavy Irishman, built like a tank, with beautiful baby-blue eyes.
  • becoming an Irishman

He's a huge Scots Irishman with huge hands, huge jawline.

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Examples

  • Pat is an Irishman, 42 years of age, and is said to be very rich.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • John Barry was an Irishman, but his heart crossed the Atlantic with him.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I sometimes think that only an Irishman can really understand the red man.

  • In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • There's only one Irishman here.

  • O'Brien is an Irishman from County Limerick.

  • Bartley: Well, there comes a time for every Irishman to take a stand against his oppressors.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • So I would wreck strongly recommend the amazing video series the history of film narrated by this Irishman whose name escapes me right now.

  • He's an Irishman who doesn't drink, doesn't smoke and doesn't chase dames.

  • O'Brien is an Irishman from County Limerick.

Synonyms

Irish person
vsIrishman
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A person from Ireland

refers specifically to a male native or inhabitant of Ireland

Surface Forms

Irishman singular
Irishmen plural

Morphology

Irishman = Irish + man (transparent) = Irish + man

The compound is a direct combination of 'Irish' + 'man' meaning 'a man from Ireland', which is immediately obvious to learners.

Etymology

Irishman is simply Irish + man, and Irish comes from the old name for the country, Éire. So an Irishman is 'a man who is from Ireland'.