Associations to the word «Englishman»

Wiktionary

ENGLISHMAN, noun. A male native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by birth, descent, or naturalization. [from 7th c.]
ENGLISHMAN, noun. (UK) The grey partridge (in opposition to the Frenchman, ie the red-legged partridge).

Dictionary definition

ENGLISHMAN, noun. A man who is a native or inhabitant of England.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats