Irishman

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English

Etymology

From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

Irishman (plural Irishmen)

  1. 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.

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