Briton

[ brit-n ]

/ ˈbrɪt n /

a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.

one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.

Origin of Briton

1250–1300; < Medieval Latin Britōn- (stem of Britō); replacing Middle English Breton < Old French < Late Latin Brittōnēs Britons

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On board were 149 Indonesians, three South Koreans, one Singaporean, a Malaysian, and one Briton, the airline said.

The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 |Lennox Samuels |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Abdullah Deghayes, an 18-year-old Briton whose uncle reportedly was a detainee at Guantanamo, died fighting in Syria on Monday.

Teenage Girls Seduced by the Syrian Jihad? |Christopher Dickey |April 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She was also a patriot, a Briton, and a wife, excelling at the arts that each of those categories demand of a person.

How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics |Tunku Varadarajan |April 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Just before storming the complex the militants ambushed nearby a bus carrying employees and killed a Briton and an Algerian.

Inside the Algerian Hostage Standoff |Jamie Dettmer |January 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

He then saw 7-year old Zainab al-Hilli [lying in the recovery position] yards from the car, where the Briton had placed her.

Hiker Recounts Grisly Murder Scene in French Alps |The Telegraph |September 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And he was set there with all the still rites of the ancient Church of the Briton, in the way which he had learned to love.

A King's Comrade |Charles Whistler
Every true–born Briton resents any remark that he does not quite understand, and some among the strangers grinned.

The Message |Louis Tracy
On his own part he was obstinate Briton enough to rebel against and resent it.

The Shuttle |Frances Hodgson Burnett
Wherever you wander, my son, remember you are a Briton, and cease not to love your native land.

Peter the Whaler |W.H.G. Kingston
Once, indeed, when the man bent down to stroke Veevee, Briton stood guard over his little friend and growled.

Crusoes of the Frozen North |Gordon Stables

Briton

/ (ˈbrɪtən) /

a native or inhabitant of Britain

a citizen of the United Kingdom

history any of the early Celtic inhabitants of S Britain who were largely dispossessed by the Anglo-Saxon invaders after the 5th century ad

C13: from Old French Breton, from Latin Britto, of Celtic origin