[An.glo-Sax.on] n [NL Anglo-Saxones, pl., alter. of ML Angli Saxones, fr. L Angli Angles + LL Saxones Saxons] (bef. 12c) 1: a member of the Germanic peoples conquering England in the 5th century a.d. and forming the ruling class until the Norman conquest--compare angle, jute, saxon
2. a: englishman; specif: a person descended from the Anglo-Saxons b: a white gentile of an English-speaking nation
3: old english 1
4: direct plain English; esp: English using words considered crude or vulgar -- Anglo-Saxon adj