Orangeman

noun

Or·​ange·​man ˈär-inj-mən 

ˈär(-ə)nj-,

ˈȯr-inj-,

ˈȯr(-ə)nj-

1

: a member of a secret society organized in the north of Ireland in 1795 to defend the British sovereign and to support the Protestant religion

2

: a Protestant Irishman especially of Ulster

Word History

Etymology

William III of England, prince of Orange

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1