Brit

Brit  (brt)

n. Informal

A British person.

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brit also britt  (brt)

n.

1. The young of herring and similar fish.

2. Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales.

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[Perhaps from Cornish brthel, mackerel (from Old Cornish breithil, from *breith, speckled) or from Welsh brithyll, trout (from brith, speckled).]

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Brit

Noun

Informal a British person

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Brit - a native or inhabitant of Great Britain Britisher, Briton Great Britain, GB - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales European - a native or inhabitant of Europe English person - a native or inhabitant of England patrial - a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
	2.	brit - the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish britt young fish - a fish that is young
	3.	brit - minute crustaceans forming food for right whales britt copepod, copepod crustacean - minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish

Translations

Brit [brɪt] n abbr (col) (= British person) → británico/a

Brit [brɪt] n abbr (inf) (= British person) → Britannique m/f

Brit [brɪt] (inf) n (= British person) → Brite m, Britin f

Brit [brɪt] n abbr (col) (= British person) → britannico/a