Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: irishman
IPA transcription: ['aɪɹɪʃmən]
Pronunciations of irishman
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Irishman
    Meaning: a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
Usage examples
  • The finest memorial in Saint Paul's is to a certain eminent Irishman, Arthur Wellesley.
  • She was an Irishwoman; but she bore the name of Shubert, from which we may infer that her husband was not an Irishman.
  • A struggle ensued, which ended in Zeb flinging his colossal arms around the young Irishman, and bearing him bodily to the bank.
  • I was as pleased to see him, as may readily be believed, as the genial Irishman was to see me, I was sure, even without his telling me so.
  • Aidan was an Irishman who entered the monastery of Iona, from which he was sent to preach to the Northumbrians on the invitation of their good king, Oswald.
  • The young Irishman aint the man to stand nonsense from nobody; but as little air he the one to do a deed like this--that is, if it's been cold-blooded killin'."
  • When Hawksley returned to the starting line the walls rocked, there were two or three blinding stabs of pain; but he faced this unusual Irishman with never a hint of the torture.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording C. S. Lewis, License CC BY-SA 4.0