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Englander

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Englander (plural Englanders)

A person from England or of English descent.
Synonyms: (in the plural) English, (dated or humorous) Englisher, Englishman
Hyponym: Englishwoman

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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I wished I had been born early enough to have been called a Little Englander. It was a term of sneering abuse, but I should be delighted to accept it as a description of myself. That little sounds the right note of affection. It is little England I love. J. B. Priestley

I'm not a Little Englander. Historically, British people have always been travellers. I look in the world as one place. You have to think in a global sense. Cinema is a global endeavour. My roots are in England but my endeavours are worldwide. Jeremy Thomas

YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern States of our Union, a New Englander. In the Southern States the word is unknown. (See DAMYANK.) Ambrose Bierce

But why should not the New Englander try new adventures not lay so much stress on his grain, his potato and grass crop, and his orchards and raise other crops than these Why concern ourselves so much about our beans for seed, and not be concerned at all about a new generation of men. Henry David Thoreau

Esparza is the fourth person to plead guilty to federal charges in the past two months; the other two are Justin Kim, a real estate consultant and fundraiser, and former District 12 Councilman Mitch Englander. Source: Internet

As a New Englander, I smiled at the variety of gulls that the authors feature. Source: Internet

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