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Englishman.

A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən//ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən/
  1. A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.

  2. A grey partridge (in contrast with Frenchman, red-legged partridge).

    UK
  3. A Canadian of British descent and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to French-descended, French-speaking Canadians).

    Quebec · dated · ethnic · slur
  4. A South African of British descent, and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to Afrikaans-speaking Afrikaner South Africans).

    South-Africa · dated · ethnic · slur
Where this word comes from

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

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