orangeman
/ˈɔrɪndʒmən/
noun
- A member of the Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organization in Northern Ireland that celebrates Protestant ascendancy and British unionism.
- My grandfather was an Orangeman and attended the lodge meetings every month.
- Every July, Orangemen march through the streets of Belfast to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne.
- The parade included hundreds of Orangemen dressed in their traditional orange sashes.
- A person from the Orange Free State (a former Boer republic in South Africa) or a supporter of the Orange Free State.
- He proudly called himself an Orangeman, tracing his family roots to the Orange Free State.
- During the Boer War, many Orangemen fought to defend their republic against British forces.
- The museum had an exhibit about the daily life of an Orangeman in the 19th century.