englishman means A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
englishman is pronounced /ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/.
Etymology
From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English + -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”).
noun
- A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.“the Ynglishe men had great vyctorye, for there was taken and slayne a greate nombar, and there was slayne the lorde Morley and Englishe man.”
- A grey partridge (in contrast with Frenchman, red-legged partridge).
- A Canadian of British descent and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to French-descended, French-speaking Canadians).“... others, an aging Englishman who would do anything to further his fortune ...”
- A South African of British descent, and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to Afrikaans-speaking Afrikaner South Africans).“Fucking above your head Englishman!”