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Irishman

[ ahy-rish-muhn ]

noun

, plural I·rish·men.
  1. a man born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
  2. a native or inhabitant of Ireland.


Irishman

/ ˈaɪrɪʃmən /

noun

  1. a male native, citizen, or inhabitant of Ireland or a male descendant of someone Irish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Irishman1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; Irish, -man
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Example Sentences

That said, Netflix has always been aware of the power an in-theater run holds for its prestige films — its Oscar-nominated titles like Mank and The Irishman have all had theater runs, if only to satisfy the Academy’s eligibility requirements.

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The first mussel farmer was this Irishman that got shipwrecked in France.

After nearly 100 years in operation, the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown — backdrop to “The Irishman” and a dozen other films — closed its doors permanently.

Irishman Bob Geldof was famously made an honorary knight for his work for Live Aid.

And even in interviews, the Irishman did little to camouflage his taste for living la vida loca.

A Greek, an Irishman, and a Portuguese go into a bar and order a drink.

After all, “No one is as sentimental as the Irishman who was never there in the first place.”

There wasnt time for the Irishman to dodge; but he did spread his legs, and the angry mother-hog ran between them.

For the Irishman, leaping up with his feet apart, descended on the back of the charging animal, with his face toward her tail!

The boys were convulsed with laughter; but the girls were afraid that the Irishman had been seriously hurt.

How daintily they sip it; how happy they seem; how that lucky rogue of an Irishman prattles away!

I knew that an Irishman could become anything from a poet to a policeman, but I never heard of one becoming a cannibal before.

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