Irishman
English
Etymology
From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish + -man.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/
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Noun
Irishman (plural Irishmen)
- A man from Ireland.
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, OCLC 1167497017:
- It is so absurd to advance into the presence of savage royalty after the fashion of an Irishman driving a pig to market, for that is what we looked like, and the idea nearly made me burst out laughing then and there.
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Derived terms
- Irishman's hurricane
- smoked Irishman
- wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman
Translations
man from Ireland
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See also
- Irish
- Irishwoman