Englishman

== English == === Alternative forms === englishman (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English +‎ -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/, /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən/ === Noun === Englishman (plural Englishmen) A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation. [from 7th c.] Synonyms: Englander, Englishperson, English (in the plural), Englisher (dated or humorous), Southron (Scots), Saxon (Wales, Ireland), pom, Nigel (Australia), overner (Isle of Wight) Hypernyms: Brit, Briton Hyponyms: Blimp, Little Englander, Middle Englander; Londoner, Cornishman, Midlander, Geordie Coordinate terms: Englishwoman; Irishman, Scotsman, Welshman (UK) A grey partridge (in contrast with Frenchman, red-legged partridge). (Quebec, dated, ethnic slur) A Canadian of British descent and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to French-descended, French-speaking Canadians). (South Africa, dated, ethnic slur) A South African of British descent, and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to Afrikaans-speaking Afrikaner South Africans). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====