"Britisher" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/ [UK]
Etymology: From British + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|British|er|id2=occupation}} British + -er Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Britisher (not comparable)
  1. (rare) British Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Nationalities Categories (place): United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Britisher-en-adj-qpte6Zkk Disambiguation of Nationalities: 34 26 10 30 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 30 26 11 34 Categories (other): British demonyms Disambiguation of British demonyms: 39 27 7 27

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/ [UK]
Etymology: From British + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|British|er|id2=occupation}} British + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} Britisher
  1. (rare) comparative form of British: more British Tags: comparative, form-of, rare Form of: British (extra: more British) Categories (topical): Nationalities Categories (place): United Kingdom Related terms: Englander, Englisher, Scotlander, Irelander
    Sense id: en-Britisher-en-adj-ksDWlEgc Disambiguation of Nationalities: 34 26 10 30 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 30 26 11 34

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/ [UK] Forms: Britishers [plural]
Etymology: From British + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|British|er|id2=occupation}} British + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Britisher (plural Britishers)
  1. (now chiefly Canada, US, India) A Briton. Tags: Canada, India, US Categories (place): United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Britisher-en-noun-lgygbiG5 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 30 26 11 34 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, Indian English
  2. (India) The British colonial authorities; a European member of the British Raj, especially an officer from the colonial authorities. Tags: India Categories (topical): Nationalities Categories (place): United Kingdom Translations (British subject): брыта́нец (brytánjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), брыта́нка (brytánka) [feminine] (Belarusian), Britannique (French), británico [masculine] (Galician), britannico [masculine] (Italian), britannica [feminine] (Italian), ब्रिटिशर (briṭiśar) (Marathi), britanic [masculine] (Romanian), britanică [feminine] (Romanian), británico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Britisher-en-noun-Hf9pd~0n Disambiguation of Nationalities: 34 26 10 30 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 30 26 11 34 Categories (other): Indian English Disambiguation of 'British subject': 21 79

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "British + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From British + -er.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "comparative adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "Britisher",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Englander"
    },
    {
      "word": "Englisher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Scotlander"
    },
    {
      "word": "Irelander"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English comparative adjectives",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1957, Fritz Leiber, The Big Time",
          "text": "She took a deep breath and stuck out her chin and said in a voice that was even a little higher and Britisher than she usually uses, “We girls have often cried, ‘Shut the Door!’ But now the Door is jolly well shut for keeps.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "more British",
          "word": "British"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative form of British: more British"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "British",
          "British#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) comparative form of British: more British"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Britisher"
}

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