Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
  • noun A man of Welsh ancestry.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A native of the principality of Wales, or a member of the Welsh race.
  • noun A local name of the black-bass and of the squirrel-fish.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.
  • noun Southern U. S., Southern U. S. A squirrel fish.
  • noun Southern U. S. The large-mouthed black bass. See Black bass.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a native or resident of Wales

Etymologies

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Welsh +‎ -man

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Examples

  • Garic, an evolutionary linguist and Welshman, is out to change that.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • Bradley Dredge, a Welshman, is three behind the leader, followed by Tim Clark of South Africa, Luke Donald of England and Jim Furyk.

    Tiger in new role as stalker entering final round 2007

  • He too, whom you call the Welshman, and deride for his delight in songful gatherings, harps to wild Wales, his Cambrian highlands, and not to England.

    Celt and Saxon — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • He too, whom you call the Welshman, and deride for his delight in songful gatherings, harps to wild Wales, his Cambrian highlands, and not to

    Celt and Saxon — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868

  • He too, whom you call the Welshman, and deride for his delight in songful gatherings, harps to wild Wales, his Cambrian highlands, and not to

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • In 1400 Lord Grey informed Glyndwr too late of a Royal command to levy feudal troops for Scottish border service, thus being able to call the Welshman a traitor in London Court circles.

    Kings and Princes 2009

  • The Welshman is a teetotaller, who does not frequent pubs or clubs.

    Quiet ambition has made Tottenham's Gareth Bale world's No1 target | David Hytner 2011

  • In 1400 Lord Grey informed Glyndwr too late of a Royal command to levy feudal troops for Scottish border service, thus being able to call the Welshman a traitor in London Court circles.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • The Welshman was a little miracle of Celtic grace -- the very incarnation of doggy sharpness.

    Jan A Dog and a Romance 1912

  • Of course, you can't succeed on the track without pure athletics ability even if Kriss Akabusi, still the holder of the British 400m hurdles record, reckons the Welshman is a slow starter but what sets Greene apart is his unflinching desire to get over that line first.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

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