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[ skots-muhn ] / ˈskɒts mən /
noun, plural Scots·men.a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot. Origin of Scotsman1325–75; Middle English. See Scots, -man words often confused with ScotsmanSee Scotch. Words nearby Scotsmanscotopic vision, scotopsin, Scots, Scots Greys, Scots-Irish, Scotsman, Scots pine, Scotswoman, Scott, Scotti, Scotticism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ScotsmanThat is, until a rough-tongued Scotsman rekindled the flame. Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle|Clive Irving|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST That Byron himself had been raised a Scotsman and a Calvinist placed him from birth slightly askew from the ruling British elite. Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Alex Massie is a former Washington correspondent for The Scotsman and The Daily Telegraph. Berlusconi Burlesque|Alex Massie|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST The Scotsman escaped from a Nazi prisoner of war camp in 1943 after almost two years of hellish incarceration. Six Greatest Acts of Human Endurance|Nico Hines|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The greatest Englishman that ever lived was naturally a Scotsman. The Haunts of Old Cockaigne|Alex Thompson How one would have enjoyed hearing that Scotsman say, after one of her most splendid flights of tragic passion, 'That's no bad!' Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin The son was a remarkably stout, red-haired young Scotsman, cool under the most trying difficulties, and brave without a fault. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America|J. P. MacLean No Scotsman could write a book of respectable talent without calling forth his loud and warm eulogiums. Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton There are, I used to say, two reasons why a Scotsman does not employ the word. His Majesty Baby and Some Common People|Ian MacLaren
British Dictionary definitions for Scotsman
noun plural -mena native or inhabitant of Scotland Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |