Briton

/ˈbrɪtn/

/ˈbrɪɾən/

Other forms: Britons

Definitions of Briton

1. noun

   a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
   synonyms: Brit, Britisher

   types:

   English person

   a native or inhabitant of England

   patrial

   a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)

   Englishman

   a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

   Englishwoman

   a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England

   Anglo-Saxon

   a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest

   Anglo-Saxon

   a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'

   Anglo-Indian

   a person of English citizenship born or living in India

   Cantabrigian

   a resident of Cambridge

   Lancastrian

   a resident of Lancaster

   Lancastrian

   a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster

   Geordie

   a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

   Hanoverian

   a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover

   Liverpudlian, Scouser

   a native or resident of Liverpool

   Londoner

   a native or resident of London

   Mancunian

   a native or resident of Manchester

   Oxonian

   a native or resident of Oxford

   Brummie, Brummy

   a native or resident of Birmingham, England

   Mackem

   a native of Sunderland

   Sassenach

   the Scots' term for an English person

   Tyke

   a native of Yorkshire

   type of:

   European

   a native or inhabitant of Europe
2. noun

   an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
   type of:

   Celt, Kelt

   a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
3. adjective

   characteristic of or associated with the Britons
   “the Briton inhabitants of England”