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The Englishman, who tied for third at this year’s Masters, is nine strokes back of the lead and tied for 34th after going 74-68 over the first two rounds.—Matt Schubert, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Banks stars as Noah, who moves from Florida to London when her mother remarries a wealthy Englishman.—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 16 June 2026 An eight-time DP World Tour winner, the Englishman is familiar with links-style courses.—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 Then there’s Jude Bellingham, the 22-year-old Englishman, in midfield.—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Englishman
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Englishman was
before the 12th century