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Meaning of Ironside | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. One who is very strong and courageous.
  2. A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.
    historical
  3. A surname from Old English.

Equivalents

العربية رجل ذو قوّة كبيرة أو شّجاعة

Examples

“In his principles he was an ironside of the Cromwellian type⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Ironsides ironsmith ironsmithing ironsmithy Ironstone Ironton

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