Britisher

English

Etymology

From British +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/

Noun

Britisher (plural Britishers)

1. (informal) A Briton.
   • 1833, Frederick Chamier, The Life of a Sailor, J. & J. Harper, page 215

     "Why now, I expect," said the American, "you would not shoot me in cold blood, although you are a Britisher, I guess."

Usage notes

• Britisher is mainly used in the Indian subcontinent, having become popular there during the British Raj. Its use was once considered pejorative, but is now mostly considered jocular.

Translations

British subject

• Belarusian: брыта́нец m (brytánjec), брыта́нка f (brytánka)
• French: Britannique (fr)
• Galician: británico (gl) m
• Italian: britannico (it) m, britannica (it) f
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• Marathi: ब्रिटिशर (briṭiśara)
• Romanian: britanic (ro) m, britanică (ro) f
• Spanish: británico (es) m

Adjective

Britisher

1. (nonstandard) comparative form of British: more British.
   • 2015, Claude Pemberton, Your Friday, My Sunday

     'Thought you'd like to hear some Britisher music. What you'd like. Some Beatles or some Rolling Stones maybe? They're Britisher, OK?'

See also

• Englander
• Scotlander
• Irelander