Thesaurus:Briton

Thesaurus

Briton

English

Noun

Sense: a British person; an inhabitant of Great Britain

Synonyms

• Brit
• Britisher
• Briton
• limey
• Tommy
• pom (Australia)
• pomey (Australia)
• rosbif (France)

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]
• European    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• Englishman
• Englishwoman
• sassenach (Scottish)
• Southron (Scottish)
• Sows (Cornish)
•   —
• Irishman
• Irishwoman
• Ulsterman
• Ulsterwoman
•   —
• jock (pejorative)
• Jock (pejorative)
• Jimmy
• Scot
• Scotchman (dated)
• Scotchwoman (dated)
• Scotsman
• Scotswoman
• sweaty sock (Cockney rhyming slang)
•   —
• Taffy (pejorative)
• Walian
• Welshman
• Welshwoman
•   —
• Cornishman
• Cornishwoman
• lowlander
• Lowlander
• highlander
• Highlander
• Merseysider
• moonraker (sometimes offensive)
• Smoggy (sometimes offensive)
• Teessider
• Tyke
• Wirralian
• yam yam (sometimes offensive)
• Yorkshireman
• Yorkshirewoman
•   —
• Bristolian
• Brummie
• Cockney
• Geordie
• Glaswegian
• Hartlepudlian
• Liverpudlian
• Janner
• Leodensian
• Loiner
• Mackem
• Manc
• Mancunian
• monkey hanger (sometimes offensive)
• Sand Dancer (sometimes offensive)
• Scouser
• Sotonian
• Weegie