Jerseyman
Americannoun
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a native or inhabitant of the island of Jersey.
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a native or inhabitant of New Jersey.
Etymology
Origin of Jerseyman
First recorded in 1815–25; (New) Jersey + -man
Example Sentences
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"The Jerseyman has always been resourceful - and entrepreneurial," she said.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2012
McLeod, another of our men, with Dorsey, the Jerseyman, were asleep in the forecastle.
From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011
Last week the Jerseyman floundered into receivership, but not, Publisher Little insisted, because it changed its mind after 105 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
If any one had been inclined to deride the Jerseyman at sea, after what had happened to Bainbridge in the Mediterranean, he changed his opinion after the affair with the "Java."
From Stories of New Jersey by Stockton, Frank Richard
I exclaimed, my voice trembling with excitement, and the Jerseyman replied gravely: "He may have suspected, and probably did; but never can he carry information to any officer."
From The Minute Boys of York Town by Otis, James
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