单词 | englander |
释义 | Englandern. rare. A native or inhabitant of England (also †Britain); (occasionally) one with nationalist views. Cf. Englisher n. 1, Britisher n.Not used as a self-designation by the English.Little, Merry, Middle, New, Old, Young Englander: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England EnglishmaneOE EnglishOE startc1438 Southron1488 Englander1610 knife-man1643 Englisher1652 southern1721 John Bull1772 Saxon1810 Sassenach1815 rosbif1826 Goddam1830 Angrezi1866 Angrez1877 Percy1916 Limey1918 woodbine1918 homie1926 kipper1946 1610 H. Broughton Reuelation Holy Apocalyps (new ed.) To Rdr. 10 Wee were in great feare of war, till the Englander brake Pistorius. 1799 tr. G. E. Lessing School for Honor i. xii. 17 The brave Englanders must have heard of Major Tellheim! though his quarter-master Paul may be unknown to them. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iv. 86 I marvel what blood thou art—neither Englander nor Scot. 1836 C. Carlyon Early Years 67 Coleridge, being a noticeable Englander, and a poet withal. 1903 D. Blackburn Burgher Quixote 3 It is a common reproach among Englanders that we Transvaal Boers are ignorant. 2003 R. Mandelberg Case of Curious Campaign 59 No Englander would ever say ‘elevator’; to them, it's a ‘lift’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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