Orangeman

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UK/ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒmən/UK/ˈɒɹənd͡ʒmən/

noun

A member of the Loyal Orange Institution or Orange Order, an international Protestant fraternal order advocating continued British rule over Northern Ireland.

Opposite
Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounOrangeman (plural Orangemen)

plural Orangemen · alternative Orange

  1. A member of the Loyal Orange Institution or Orange Order, an international Protestant fraternal order advocating continued British rule over Northern Ireland.

    The Court of Appeal has overturned a ban on Orangemen marching through a largely nationalist part of Northern Ireland on Sunday.

    2026 September 26, Michael Fitzpatrick, Catherine Doyle, “Appeal court judges overturn ban on Drumcree parade”, in BBC News, retrieved 26 Sep 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

advocate of British rule in N. Ireland

Opposite
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Origin

  1. EnglishOrange
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. EnglishOrangeman

From Orange (“title held by William III of England”) + -man.

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Translations

Irish Oráisteach, Oráisteach
  • Oráisteacha member of the Orange Order
  • Oráisteachadvocate of British rule in N. Ireland
Russian оранжи́ст
  • оранжи́ст (oranžíst)a member of the Orange Order
Cite this entry
APA

Orangeman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orangeman

MLA

“Orangeman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orangeman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orangeman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orangeman.

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