ˈbrit ə n also -itən or -id.ən noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Middle English Breton, Bryton, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French breton, from Latin Briton-, Brito, Britton-, Britto, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh Brython Briton
1. : a member of one of the peoples inhabiting Britain previous to the Anglo-Saxon invasions, the majority being presumably Cymric Celts intermixed with earlier non-Indo-European-speaking peoples
2. : a native or subject of Great Britain ; especially : englishman