Meanings
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noun
A man who is English by birth, ancestry, or nationality.
As an Englishman abroad, he missed a proper cup of tea.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· a man who is english by...
englander
Word family
Forms
englishmen
Derived forms
englishmanly
Etymology
From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English + -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”).
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