welshman

«welshman» in Mova's school dictionary: A man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a Welshman, Welshmen)

meaning for a pupil

A man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great Britain, part of the United Kingdom. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in history, geography and sport. A Welshwoman is a woman from Wales; together the people are "the Welsh" or "Welsh people". Many Welsh people speak Welsh (Cymraeg) as well as English. Phrases: "a proud Welshman", "a Welshman and an Irishman".

examples

• My grandad is a proud Welshman from Cardiff. tree →
• The Welshman scored the winning try for his rugby team. tree →
• The famous poet Dylan Thomas was a Welshman. tree →
• A Welshman, a Scotsman and an Englishman walked into a shop. tree →
• My teacher is a Welshman who speaks Welsh at home. tree →
• Two Welshmen sang in the choir. tree →

note

Always written with a capital W: Welshman. Plural: Welshmen. Many people now prefer "Welsh person" or "Welsh people" when speaking of everyone. Homophone trap: "Welsh" sounds like the verb "welch" or "welsh" (to fail to pay a debt), which some Welsh people find offensive; avoid that verb.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «welshman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.