First and foremost, an Anglican is a follower of Jesus Christ.  The other details - really - are not as important as that commitment.  If you would like to learn more, St. David's has a video program called "Confirmed Anglicanism" that you may view with others seeking an answer to the question. 

One of the global leaders of Anglicanism, the Archbishop of Uganda, the Most Rev'd Henry Luke Orombi, published an article in 2007, which you can find here.

Another of the great contemporary Anglican theologicans, The Rev'd Dr. J. I. Packer, has said this about Anglicanism.

If you would like something else to read, keep reading!  A good friend, Fr. Ed McNeill of St. James Anglican Parish in San Jose has a great summary, which we reprint in part here with his permission.  The entire article may be found here.

The Rev. Ed McNeill
Senior Pastor
St. James Anglican Church

An Anglican is a member of the Anglican Church, or more properly the Anglican Communion.  The word “Anglican” derives from the word “Angles” meaning English, and indeed the Anglican Church began in England.  Today, many centuries later, The Anglican Communion is made up of 38 Provinces that include 77 million members in 164 countries.  Some Provinces, such as the Anglican Church of Canada, are national churches, while others cover several countries.  The Worldwide Anglican Communion is the world’s third largest Christian Denomination and the largest and most unified Protestant denomination.  

In the summer of 2006 the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams very helpfully identified three things that when held together make Anglicanism distinct from other Christian denominations and contribute to the essential character of our church.   Other denominations share one or two of these things.  What makes Anglicanism unique is the balanced presence of all three. They are:

1. A reformed commitment to the absolute priority of the Bible for deciding doctrine.  
2. A catholic loyalty to the sacraments and the threefold ministry of bishops, priests and deacons,
3. A habit of cultural sensitivity and intellectual flexibility that does not seek to close down unexpected questions too quickly.  

These three points clearly linked to our reformation heritage, our catholic heritage, and our intellectual heritage nicely capture the core strength of the Anglican way of living out our Christian Faith.

So there we have it: a commitment, a loyalty, and a habit; three marks of Anglicanism.  When these three elements are in balance we have Anglicanism.  Problems within Anglicanism occur when they get out of balance.