Brexiteer
Syllables: Brex·it·eerUK/ˌbɹɛksɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/US/ˌbɹɛksɪˈtiɹ/
Brexiteer noun: someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
Noun
Brexiteer (plural Brexiteers)
- Someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
- After Ken Clarke's "Charge of Light Brigade" hit on Brexiteers in @Daily_Telegraph, Defra SoS likened to Lord Raglan in #CAP reform debate2013 June 18, Huw Irranca-Davies, “@huw4ogmore”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2016
- Whether you are a Europhile or a Brexiteer, it’s hard to see what’s not to like about a market-driven initiative that aims to pull down barriers to more investment across Europe.2015 October 4, William Wright, “A plan from Brussels where Britain can take the lead”, in The Daily Telegraph, London, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2018
- Usually in plural: a holder of any of the posts in the British Cabinet tasked with negotiating the country's exit from the European Union.
- Completing the Three Brexiteers is Boris Johnson, the UK's new Foreign Secretary.2016 July 14, Christian May, “May and the three Brexiteers lead Britain”, in City A.M., London
- For newspapers with only the Olympics to write about during August, the squabbling "Three Brexiteers" – the senior ministers supposedly tasked with executing the will of the British people to remove us from the European Union – came as a gift.2016 September 7, Simon Heffer, “The Three Brexiteers”, in New Statesman, London, published 9–15 September 2016, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2018
Examples of Brexiteer in a sentence
- Denying he [David Cameron] was a "closet Brexiteer", as his former aide Steve Hilton has claimed, the PM told reporters: "I withdraw absolutely nothing I've previously said.2016 May 27, “David Cameron: I am not a closet Brexiteer”, in The Herald, Glasgow:
- A leading Tory Brexiteer has insisted quitting the EU does not mean the numbers of people coming to Britain will be slashed – and claimed Vote Leave never said it would.2016 June 25, Tim Sculthorpe, “Tory Brexiteer Dan Hannan insists quitting the EU does NOT mean dramatic cuts to the number of immigrants...
- For Brexiteers in the UK, a free trade deal with the US was one of several promises made before and after the 2016 referendum that have failed to come to fruition.2023 July 8, Jo Harper, “UK-US: What's happened to their free trade deal?”, in dw.com:
- That was until she announced that Boris Johnson would have to share Chevening, the foreign secretary’s grace-and-favour country retreat, with his fellow cabinet Brexiteers, David Davis and Liam Fox.2016 October 31, Matt Chorley, “Bluster, bickering and three Brexiteers: Stage is set for a satire made in heaven: Yes Minister creator...
Synonyms of Brexiteer
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Forms of Brexiteer
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Origin of Brexiteer
From Brexit + -eer, playing on musketeer and the novel The Three Musketeers.
Questions about Brexiteer
- What does Brexiteer mean?
- Brexiteer means someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
- How do you use Brexiteer in a sentence?
- Denying he [David Cameron] was a "closet Brexiteer", as his former aide Steve Hilton has claimed, the PM told reporters: "I withdraw absolutely nothing I've previously said.
- What part of speech is Brexiteer?
- Brexiteer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Brexiteer?
- Brexiteer is pronounced /ˌbɹɛksɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Brexiteer?
- The plural of Brexiteer is Brexiteers.
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