Welshman

[ welsh-muhn, welch- ]

noun,plural Welsh·men.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Wales.

Origin of Welshman

1
before 900; Middle English Welische man,Old English Wilisc mon;see Welsh, man

Words Nearby Welshman

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How to use Welshman in a sentence

  • If you had said you were a Welshman, I should not have been surprised.

    Lavengro | George Borrow
  • He said I was not only a wild Welshman and a blockhead, but what is more deadly still, I was a gorilla and an assassin.

    The Iron Puddler | James J. Davis
  • Then there was the drunken rowdy who proposed to raid the "Welshman's" house one dark threatening night—he saw that, too.

  • When the Welshman's treasure was all spent he went back to the cavern and helped himself still more liberally than before.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • In the centre of the entrance hung a bell which the conjurer begged the Welshman to beware of touching.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland

British Dictionary definitions for Welshman

Welshman

feminine Welshwoman

/ (ˈwɛlʃmən) /


nounplural -men or -women
  1. a native or inhabitant of Wales

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