Irishman
English
Etymology
From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish + -man.
Pronunciation
Noun
Irishman (plural Irishmen)
- A man from Ireland.
- 1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure[1]:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
man from Ireland
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