Britisher

UK/ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/

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India/bɾɪ.ʈɪ.ʃɐɾ/

Britisher noun: a Briton. Also the comparative form of British.

Noun

Britisher (plural Britishers)

(Canada, India, US) A Briton.
- "Why now, I expect," said the American, "you would not shoot me in cold blood, although you are a Britisher, I guess."1833, Frederick Chamier, The Life of a Sailor, J. & J. Harper, page 215
- […] 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.1906, Baroness Orczy, chapter VI, in I Will Repay, London: Greening & Co, page 88
(India) The British colonial authorities; a European member of the British Raj, especially an officer from the colonial authorities.

Britisher (not comparable)

(rare) 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?'2015, Claude Pemberton, Your Friday, My Sunday

Britisher is also the comparative form of British.

French newspapers carried today a notice that all Britishers between the ages of 15 and 65 have been interned in special camps.1940 August 16, “France Interns Britishers”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page 2:
Even in the heart of London, Britishers boast you're never far from the countryside—only a few stories up!1959 August 6, “Nixon's Triumphal Return” (2:40 from the start), in Universal Newsreels (32), episode 63, spoken by narrator (Ed Herlihy):
From what we've heard, some of the gayest, hottest and most unusual bedroom scenes have resulted from a stewardess accepting the stiff and proper advance of a Britisher.1967, Trudy Baker, Rachel Jones, Donald Bain (uncredited), Coffee, Tea, or Me?: The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses, New...
A lot of people have made the very valid point that it is a bit rich for a Britisher to criticise Indian food as being bland!2020 October 9, Sudha G Tilak, quoting Edward Anderson, “Row over 'insult' to Indian dish Kamala Harris likes”, in BBC News:

plural	Britishers

From British + -er.

What does Britisher mean?: Britisher means a Briton.
What is Britisher in Hindi?: Britisher in Hindi is ब्रिटिशर sg or m or (briṭiśar), बरतानवी (bartānvī). See Britisher meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Britisher in a sentence?: French newspapers carried today a notice that all Britishers between the ages of 15 and 65 have been interned in special camps.
What part of speech is Britisher?: Britisher can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Britisher?: Britisher is pronounced /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/ (UK).
What is the plural of Britisher?: The plural of Britisher is Britishers.

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