Englishman

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/ See IPA manual

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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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a man who is english by... englander

Word family

Forms englishmen

Derived forms englishmanly

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Proverbs (1)

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A man's home is his castle
Matching variant: An Englishman's home is his castle

Etymology

From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English + -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”).

Englishman Middle English Englisċman Old English

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People & Society

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