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Irishman

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I·rish·man  (rsh-mn)
n.
A man of Irish birth or ancestry.
Irishman or fem Irishwoman
Noun
pl -men or -women a person from Ireland
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.IrishmanIrishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Irelander, Irish person - a native or inhabitant of Ireland
Mick, Mickey, Paddy - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
Translations
Spanish Irishman [ˈaɪrɪʃmən] n → irlandés m
French Irishman [ˈaɪrɪʃmən] irreg Irish n → Irlandais m
German Irishman [ˈaɪrɪʃmən] Irish irreg like man) n → Ire m, Irländer m
Italian Irishman [ˈaɪrɪʃmən] n → irlandese m
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There were once a Scotsman and an Englishman and an Irishman serving in the army together, who took it into their heads to run away on the first opportunity they could get.
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Higginbotham, of Kimballton, was murdered in his orchard, at eight o'clock last night, by an Irishman and a nigger.
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"No place for a girl," he grumbled, looking down at her with a masked expression of absent-mindedness, while his elbow powerfully crushed on the ribs of a big Irishman who gave room.
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