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What is the Gaelic word for englishman?

The Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic) word for Englishman is "Sasannach". It is pronounced "sass-ə-naKH". The word is derived from the Old English word "Seaxe", which referred to the Saxons, a Germanic people who settled in England in the 5th and 6th centuries. The term "Sasannach" is sometimes used in a derogatory sense, but it is also used in a more neutral way to refer to people from England.
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