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Englishman

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Eng·lish·man  (ngglsh-mn)
n.
1. A man who is a native or inhabitant of England.
2. A man of English descent.

Englishman [ˈɪŋglɪʃmən]
n pl -men
(Social Science / Peoples) a male native or inhabitant of England
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Englishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of EnglandEnglishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
England - a division of the United Kingdom
English person - a native or inhabitant of England
John Bull, limey - a man of English descent
Cornishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
burgher, burgess - a citizen of an English borough
Jacobean - any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
Tory - a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs
Whig - a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories

Englishman
noun
Quotations
"There is in the Englishman a combination of qualities, a modesty, an independence, a responsibility, a repose, combined with an absence of everything calculated to call a blush into the cheek of a young person, which one would seek in vain among the Nations of the Earth" [Charles Dickens Our Mutual Friend]
"An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one" [George Mikes How to be An Alien]
Proverbs
"An Englishman's home is his castle"
Translations
Englishman [ˈɪŋglɪʃmən] N (Englishmen (pl)) → inglés m

Englishman [ˈɪŋglɪʃmən] nAnglais m
English speaker nanglophone mf
English-speaking [ˈɪŋglɪʃspiːkɪŋ] adj
(with English as mother tongue)anglophone
(= able to speak English) → qui parle anglais

Englishman [ˈɪŋglɪʃmən] (-men (pl)) ninglese m

Englishman مواطن انجليزي Angličan englænder Engländer Εγγλέζος inglés englantilainen Anglais Englez inglese イングランド人男性 잉글랜드 사람 Engelsman engelskmann Anglik inglês англичанин engelsman ชายชาวอังกฤษ İngiliz đàn ông Anh 英国人


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But realizing that in asking this the Englishman had been looking at him not as an employer, but as a jockey, he answered:
Numabo was in the forefront, a fact which taken in connection with his considerably greater size and more warlike appearance, indicated him as the natural target and it was at Numabo that the Englishman aimed his first shot.
The Englishman started, and looked compassionately toward the bed.
 
 
 
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