Irishman

noun

Irish·​man ˈī-rish-mən How to pronounce Irishman (audio)
1
: a native or inhabitant of Ireland
2
: a person who is of Irish descent

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Keitel is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominee who has recently featured in such films as Lansky, The Irishman, The Painted Bird, and Isle of Dogs. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025 The Northern Irishman will tee off in the final round at 1:20 p.m. Eastern Time, sharing the group with Scottie Scheffler, who also had his worst round in years on Saturday. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025 For example, last week’s episode of The Overlap’s Stick to Football podcast started with Neville providing a free advert for a young Irishman’s football shirt business. Matt Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 Related: Barry Keoghan’s Cute Response to GF Sabrina Carpenter’s Crush on Another Irishman For those who don’t know, Sabrina and Barry have been dating for quite some time now. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Irishman 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Irishman was before the 12th century

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Irishman

noun
Irish·​man ˈī-rish-mən How to pronounce Irishman (audio)
: a person born or living in Ireland
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