1
: a member of one of the peoples inhabiting Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
2
: a native or subject of Great Britain
especially
: englishman
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The Northwest Passage Act, which offered a reward to any Briton who could chart a shipping route through Arctic Canada to Asia, had been repealed in 1818.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The Briton waited to find the right moment to pass Leclerc, who spent much of the first third of the race with the papaya car close on his tail.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
At the beginning of the 2025 F1 season—and following the departure of veteran driver Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari—Mercedes updated its driver lineup, tapping 18-year-old Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli to join the more seasoned 27-year-old Briton George Russell.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Despite finishing the race before the Aston Martin driver, the Briton attracted a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits, dropping him from P7 to P8.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Last year's chemistry award went to U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Briton Demis Hassabis for work on decoding the structure of proteins and creating new ones, yielding advances in areas such as drug development.
—Reuters, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Last year’s chemistry award went to U.S. scientists David Baker, John Jumper and Briton Demis Hassabis for work on decoding the structure of proteins and creating new ones, yielding advances in areas such as drug development.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists – a Briton, a Frenchman and an American – for their ground-breaking discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
However, the Briton lost the position to a slow stop.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The Briton waited to find the right moment to pass Leclerc, who spent much of the first third of the race with the papaya car close on his tail.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
At the beginning of the 2025 F1 season—and following the departure of veteran driver Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari—Mercedes updated its driver lineup, tapping 18-year-old Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli to join the more seasoned 27-year-old Briton George Russell.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Despite finishing the race before the Aston Martin driver, the Briton attracted a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits, dropping him from P7 to P8.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Last year's chemistry award went to U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Briton Demis Hassabis for work on decoding the structure of proteins and creating new ones, yielding advances in areas such as drug development.
—Reuters, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Last year’s chemistry award went to U.S. scientists David Baker, John Jumper and Briton Demis Hassabis for work on decoding the structure of proteins and creating new ones, yielding advances in areas such as drug development.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists – a Briton, a Frenchman and an American – for their ground-breaking discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
However, the Briton lost the position to a slow stop.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Briton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Briton. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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