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Englishman

Englishman

45 2.4
A man from England
  • noun
  • /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
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  • You are an exceptional Englishman, I'll grant that.
  • a young Englishman
  • a Jewish Englishman

So he said call for Englishman Ronnie Cray.

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Examples

  • Once he was asked by an Englishman about his country of origin.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The butler was a proper Englishman, about five feet seven with thin, gray hair and hazel eyes.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And I got an Englishman who is quite wonderful.

  • Where does all the power come from?" The Englishman ran a hand through his hair.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • An Englishman out ranks any of you lot.

  • To his surprise, he discovered that the corrupt Englishman was his fellow student at Oxford.

    Academic text (2003)
  • My Ph.D. committee included an Australian, a South African, an Englishman, and an American.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I've often been told it's every Englishman's duty to enforce the law.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Well, it turns out that everyone was talking about the comet, including a rather wealthy Englishman by the name of Edmund Haley.

  • He met an Englishman who shared fascinating stories about his life in London.

Synonyms

Brit
vsEnglishman
  • Informal
280 6.5

A person from Britain

is male specific and not the informal broader national label
yorker
vsEnglishman
112 8.9

A person who comes from the city of York in northern England

is male specific and national rather than a local city identity
Briton
vsEnglishman
19 3.9

A person who lives in Great Britain

is male specific and limited to England rather than the broader island
Londoner
vsEnglishman
3 1.4

A person born in or living in London, England

is national and male specific rather than a local city identity
Britisher
vsEnglishman
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A person from Great Britain

is male specific and narrower referring only to England rather than Britain
English person
vsEnglishman
1 1.0

A person from England

is specific to the male gender rather than being gender neutral
Englisher
vsEnglishman
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person from England

is male specific while this term is dated or dialectal and neutral
Scouser
vsEnglishman
  • UK
1 9.1

A person from Liverpool, England

is a national male specific term not a local city identity
Cumbrian
vsEnglishman
1 7.0

A person who lives in or comes from Cumbria in northwest England

is male specific and national rather than a county identity
Englander
vsEnglishman
4.2

A person who is from England

is male specific rather than a neutral form for the same origin
Anglo
vsEnglishman
4.6

A person from England or of English background

is male specific and limited to England rather than broad heritage or language
Oxfordian
vsEnglishman
7.5

A person who lives in or comes from the city of Oxford

is a national male specific label rather than a local city origin
Yorkish
vsEnglishman
9.8

A person from the city of York in northern England

is male specific and national rather than a local city identity
Lancastrian
vsEnglishman
8.4

A person who lives in or comes from Lancaster in northern England

is national and male specific rather than a narrower regional identity
Northumbrian
vsEnglishman
  • UK
8.4

A person who lives in or comes from Northumbria

is focused on national male identity rather than the historic regional one

Surface Forms

Englishman singular
Englishmen plural

Morphology

Englishman = English + man (transparent) = English + man

Direct, regular compound of 'English' + 'man'; the meaning is immediately inferable from its parts for typical learners.

Etymology

Englishman comes from two parts: English, from the name of the Angles, the people whose name gave us England, and man, which means 'male' or 'person'. So, an Englishman is simply a man or person from England.