Saxon /ˈsæksən/noun 5adjective 4forms 3 noun5 •A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it. •A native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany.[...] in West Germany Saxony and Saxons became synonymous with Ulbricht's Communist regime, [...] — 2002 •(Ireland, Wales) An English/British person.Then came the call to arms, love, the heather was aflame / Down from the silent mountains, the Saxon strangers came. — 1973 •A kind of rapidly spinning ground-based firework. •(old-fashioned, rare) A size of type between German and Norse, 2-point type. adjective4 •Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxons. •Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language. •Of, from or relating to Saxony, Germany. •(Ireland, Wales) Of, relating to, or characteristic of England, typically as opposed to a Celtic nationality.He was a large, very Saxon type of man; that is to say, an English one, having shed the vices and cruelties and developed the patience and cool-headedness. — 1987 formsSaxons · more Saxon · most Saxon
