Briton

American  

[brit-n] / ˈbrɪt n /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.

2. one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.

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Briton British  

/ ˈbrɪtən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Britain

2. a citizen of the United Kingdom

3. history any of the early Celtic inhabitants of S Britain who were largely dispossessed by the Anglo-Saxon invaders after the 5th century _ad

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Etymology

Origin of Briton

1250–1300; < Medieval Latin Britōn- (stem of Britō ); replacing Middle English Breton < Old French < Late Latin Brittōnēs Britons

Example Sentences

Deontay Wilder has raised the possibility of a fight with Anthony Joshua, telling the Briton "let's do it" following the American's points victory over Derek Chisora.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Raducanu's withdrawal from Linz comes a day after fellow Briton Jack Draper pulled out of the Monte Carlo Masters as he continues his cautious comeback following an arm injury.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Briton Moses Itauma reinforced his status as one of heavyweight boxing's brightest stars with a destructive fifth-round stoppage of Jermaine Franklin at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

That success came one month after she smashed the long-standing women's indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born in 2002.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“I rec ognize the picture as that of Dr. Fuchs, the Briton who got in trouble over there, but I don’t know him. I’ve never been in England.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin