Englishman

noun

En·​glish·​man ˈiŋ-glish-mən How to pronounce Englishman (audio)
ˈiŋ-lish-
: a native or inhabitant of England

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Based on Tom Michell’s 2016 memoir of the same name, The Penguin Lessons is inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025 Ansu Fati could be one of the players offloaded in order to make a new signing such as Marcus Rashford, with SPORT reporting that Flick has already approved an approach for the Englishman in the ongoing transfer window. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 The Englishman was an 18th century highway robber and horse thief. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025 Six months on from the signing of Kylian Mbappe, and two years after the first murmurs of Jude Bellingham heading to the Bernabeu, there is another Englishman at the top of Real Madrid’s list. Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Englishman 

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Englishman was before the 12th century

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“Englishman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Englishman. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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Englishman

noun
En·​glish·​man ˈiŋ-glish-mən How to pronounce Englishman (audio)
: a person born or living in England
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