Irishman
noun/ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/
Etymology From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish + -man.
1
A man from Ireland.
- 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.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- Irishman's hurricane, smoked Irishman, wild Irishman, Wild Irishman
- Related terms
- Irish, Irishwoman