irishman

/ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

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noun

"It is so absurd to advance into the presence of savage royalty after the fashion of an Irishman driving a pig to market, for that is what we looked like, and the idea nearly made me burst out laughing then and there."

From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish + -man.

Irishmen (plural)

Irishman's hurricane smoked Irishman wild Irishman

Irish Irishwoman

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How do you pronounce irishman?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/.

What does irishman mean?

A man from Ireland.

Where does irishman come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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