= Italian, adj. n.

A native of Italy.

An Italianate person. Obsolete. rare.

= B.

A native or inhabitant of a country beyond or across the Alps: cf. A. 1a A. 1b above. rare.

An Italian. Also: the Italian language. Cf. Eyetie, n.

slang. An Italian. derogatory.

An ice-cream vendor (in early use esp.: an Italian ice-cream vendor); (derogatory) an Italian (now historical).

An Italian. Also: the Italian language. Cf. Eyetalian, n.

In early use: a person of Italian descent or birth; esp. a rustic person, a villager. In later use (U.S.): an Italian-American man; spec. a mafioso.

An Italian: usually contemptuous. slang.