Highlander
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪ.ləndər/
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highlander
- I don't wish my great-grandchildren to live in a world without highlanders.
- Highlander Folk
- Highlander Folk School
He looked for settlers in Scotland, telling them that Hardy and adventurous Highlanders had the skills and character to develop the new land.
- He looked for settlers in Scotland, telling them that Hardy and adventurous Highlanders had the skills and character to develop the new land.
- I would never thought that I was just some I was just some daft Highlander, you know, going to these competitions that like to have fun.
Examples
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On his back, he bore the burden of a dozen of the furs that were a highlander's stock in trade.
Fiction book (2000) -
By the way, Ricky, I watched the Highlander movie.
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On my honor as a highlander.
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and once, a very long time ago, I was a Highlander.
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That's a mark o' a Highlander if ever I saw one.
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My god, what a crew you highlanders are.
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"My people would feel abandoned," Mike said, "You must learn to live apart from the highlanders."
Fiction book (2000) -
Her lips and teeth struggled to speak the Highlander tongue.
Fiction book (2000) -
Eluharobak pointed a brown-pelted finger at Mike and said, "I'm a highlander."
Fiction book (2000) -
Many Highlanders continue to celebrate their unique cultural heritage through music and dance.
Synonyms
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7.1
A person from the Scottish Highlands who follows local customs
A person who lives in the Highlands of Scotland and keeps local traditions
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Highlander comes from the place name Highland (the 'high' or mountainous land) plus -er, which means a person from that place, so a Highlander is someone who lives in or comes from the Highlands.