englishman

CEFRB2

/ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A man who comes from England.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • An Englishman is an alien in the United States.

  • As an Englishman, he is particularly sensitive to the differences between English and American usage.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • To see twenty or thirty female Englishmen of full regulation-size dancing a ballet, is an overpowering luxury.

  • the Ynglishe men had great vyctorye, for there was taken and slayne a greate nombar, and there was slayne the lorde Morley and Englishe man.

  • In Chꝛiſt there is nether frẽch ner engliſh: but the frenchman is the engliſhmans awne ſelfe / and the engliſh the frenchmans awne ſelfe.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

A polite blank held the door open for us at the London hotel.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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