Meanings
nounIrishman (plural Irishmen)
plural Irishmen
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle EnglishIrisshman
- EnglishIrishman
From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish + -man.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Ier
- Ierman from Ireland
Arabic أَيِرْلَنْدِيّ
- أَيِرْلَنْدِيّ (ʔayirlandiyy)man from Ireland
Bulgarian ирла́ндец
- ирла́ндец (irlándec)man from Ireland
Catalan irlandès, irlandés
- irlandèsman from Ireland
- irlandésman from Ireland
Chinese Mandarin 愛爾蘭人 /爱尔兰人
- 愛爾蘭人 /爱尔兰人 (Ài'ěrlánrén)man from Ireland
Czech Ir
- Irman from Ireland
Danish irer, irlænder
- irerman from Ireland
- irlænderman from Ireland
Dutch Ier
- Ierman from Ireland
Esperanto Irlandano
- Irlandanoman from Ireland
Estonian iirlane
- iirlaneman from Ireland
Finnish irlantilainen
- irlantilainenman from Ireland
French Irlandais
- Irlandaisman from Ireland
German Ire
- Ireman from Ireland
Greek Ιρλανδός
- Ιρλανδός (Irlandós)man from Ireland
Hebrew אִירִי
- אִירִי (iri)man from Ireland
Hindi आयलैंडवासी
- आयलैंडवासी (āylaiṇḍvāsī)man from Ireland
Hungarian ír (férfi)
- ír (férfi)man from Ireland
Icelandic Íri
- Íriman from Ireland
Irish Éireannach, Gael
- Éireannachman from Ireland
- Gaelman from Ireland
Italian irlandese
- irlandeseman from Ireland
Japanese アイルランド人
- アイルランド人 (Airurandojin)man from Ireland
Korean 아일랜드인, 아일랜드 사람
- 아일랜드인 (aillaendeu'in)man from Ireland
- 아일랜드 사람 (aillaendeu saram)man from Ireland
Latvian īrs
- īrsman from Ireland
Lithuanian airis
- airisman from Ireland
Norwegian ire, irlending
- ireman from Ireland
- irlendingman from Ireland
Norwegian Bokmål ire, irlender
- ireman from Ireland
- irlenderman from Ireland
- irlendingman from Ireland
Persian ایرلندی
- ایرلندی (irlandi)man from Ireland
Polish Irlandczyk
- Irlandczykman from Ireland
Portuguese irlandês
- irlandêsman from Ireland
Romanian irlandez
- irlandezman from Ireland
Russian ирла́ндец
- ирла́ндец (irlándec)man from Ireland
Scottish Gaelic Èireannach
- Èireannachman from Ireland
Slovak Ír
- Írman from Ireland
Spanish irlandés
- irlandésman from Ireland
Swahili Mweire, Mwayalandi
- Mweireman from Ireland
- Mwayalandiman from Ireland
Swedish irländare
- irländareman from Ireland
Turkish İrlandalı
- İrlandalıman from Ireland
Ukrainian ірла́ндець
- ірла́ндець (irlándecʹ)man from Ireland
Welsh Gwyddel
- Gwyddelman from Ireland
Yiddish אירלענדער
- אירלענדער (irlender)man from Ireland
Cite this entry
APA
Irishman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irishman
MLA
“Irishman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irishman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irishman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irishman.
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