Englishman
[ing-glish-muh n or, often, -lish-] /ˈɪŋ glɪʃ mən or, often, -lɪʃ-/
noun, plural Englishmen.
1.
a native or a naturalized citizen of England.
2.
an English ship.
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
noun (pl) -men
1.
a male native or inhabitant of England
Old English Engliscman, from English (n.1) + man (n.). Englishwoman is from c.1400. Englander “native of England” is from 1820; in some cases from German Engländer.
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