Briton
/ˈbrɪt(ə)n
/noun
1A native or inhabitant of Great Britain, or a person of British descent.Standing on a stage and also visible on a huge TV screen overlooking the square, Mr Netanyahu thanked British Jews and all Britons for their support....
- Ten days before the general election an NOP poll showed that 60% of Britons wanted British troops out by the end of this year.
- Hundreds of Britons besieged the British Embassy.
2A Celtic inhabitant of southern Britain before and during Roman times.When the Romans left Britain, the Britons did not use their roads....
- Another option is to test for interaction between Roman soldiers and local Britons, by searching for African DNA in the local gene pool.
- In 406 and 409 the Britons rebelled against Roman rule.
Origin
From Old French Breton, from Latin Britto, Britton-, or its Celtic equivalent.
Rhymes
- warmer
- warm front
- warm fuzzy (or warm and fuzzy)
- warm-hearted
- warm-heartedly
- warm-heartedness
- warming pan
- warmish
- warmist
- warmly
- warmness
- warmonger
- warmongering
- warm salad
- warm something up (or over)
- Warm Springs
- warmth
- warm the cockles of one's heart
- warm to/towards (or warm up to/towards)
- warm up
- warm work
- warn
- warner
- Warner Brothers
- Warner, Pop