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britisher
/ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/
noun 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
observant
VERB + BRITISHER
betrayed, hear
BRITISHER + NOUN
', music, you'd
ADV.
maybe
Definitions
noun
1
A Briton.
"Why now, I expect," said the American, "you would not shoot me in cold blood, although you are a Britisher, I guess."
[…] and as he spoke, there was just a soupçon of foreign accent in the pronunciation of the French vowels, a certain drawl of o's and a's, that would have betrayed the Britisher to an observant ear.
2
The British colonial authorities; a European member of the British Raj, especially an officer from the colonial authorities.
adj
1
British
'Thought you'd like to hear some Britisher music. What you'd like. Some Beatles or some Rolling Stones maybe? They're Britisher, OK?'
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"Why now, I expect," said the American, "you would not shoot me in cold blood, although you are a Britisher, I guess."
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[…] and as he spoke, there was just a soupçon of foreign accent in the pronunciation of the French vowels, a certain drawl of o's and a's, that would have betrayed the Britisher to an observant ear.
Wiktionary03
French newspapers carried today a notice that all Britishers between the ages of 15 and 65 have been interned in special camps. Women and sick men have not been interned.
Wiktionary04
'Thought you'd like to hear some Britisher music. What you'd like. Some Beatles or some Rolling Stones maybe? They're Britisher, OK?'
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