A man of Irish birth or nationality; (also, chiefly U.S.) a man of Irish descent. Cf. Anglo-Irishman, n., Ulsterman n. at Ulster, n. 4b.

= Irish, n. 1b.

(a) A Lollard: see quot. 1464; (b) a native Irishman: see quot. 1599. Obsolete.

A person whose name contains the prefix Mac; gen. a Scotsman. Formerly also (frequently derogatory): †an Irishman of Celtic origin (obsolete). Also…

A native or inhabitant of Ireland; an Irishman, an Irishwoman. See also wild Irish, n. 2. Now nonstandard.

A nickname for an Irishman. Obsolete or archaic.

spec. (depreciative, and usually considered offensive). Applied to the rural Irish in the 17th cent.; continued in the 18th cent. as a nickname…

A member of the people descended from the companions of Milesius; (sometimes humorous) an Irish person.

A familiar appellation for an Irishman.

an Irishman.

colloquial. Usually in form Paddy. An Irishman.

One who speaks with a brogue; an Irishman.

Chiefly derogatory. An Irishman.

An Irish person. Cf. paddy, n.2, Patlander, n.

A native or inhabitant of Ireland, regarded as a western territory of Britain; (in later use, chiefly derogatory) one who favours a close political…

A native or inhabitant of Ireland; (chiefly U.S.) a person of Irish descent.

An Irish person.

slang. An Irishman. (Cf. Grecian, adj. n.)

An Irishman. In plural: Irish people, or people of Irish origin, esp. those living in North America.

English regional (chiefly northern) and U.S. regional (chiefly north Midland and western). derogatory. A Roman Catholic; (also) an Irish person.

slang. An Irishman: = Greek, n. 6.

slang (usually derogatory). Chiefly with capital initial. U.S. An Irishman. Cf. Mick, n.1 1, Mickey Doolan, n.

= Mick, n.1 Now rare.

An Irishman. U.S. slang.