Scotch-Irishman
/skɒtʃˈʌɪrɪʃmən/originally and chiefly North American
noun
A North American descendant of the Ulster Scots.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Hugh Brackenridge (1748–1816), writer and judge. From Scotch-Irish + man, after Scotchman and Irishman.
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