Lewismann.
/ˈluːɪsmən/ A native or inhabitant of Lewis, the northern section of the island of Lewis with Harris in the Outer Hebrides.
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1927 Glasgow Herald 14 May 9 The average Fifer..has more of Gaelic blood in him than the average Lewisman.
1938 L. MacNeice I crossed Minch i. 4 Drinking beer with some Lewismen while one of them sang a love-song in Gaelic.
1971 Stornoway Gaz. 10 July 4/1 The initiative for advancing the prosperity of Lewis must come from the Lewisman himself.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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