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Scotchwoman

Scotchwoman

7.7
A woman from Scotland
  • noun
  • /ˈskɒtʃˌwʊmən/
  • Archaic
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  • As a Scotchwoman, she celebrates traditional Scottish holidays with great enthusiasm.

Examples

  • The Scotchwoman wore a tartan skirt to the cultural festival.

  • The famous author is a proud Scotchwoman who often writes about her homeland.

  • As a Scotchwoman, she celebrates traditional Scottish holidays with great enthusiasm.

  • A Scotchwoman won the gold medal in the Olympics.

  • Have you met a Scotchwoman who plays the bagpipes?

  • The Scotchwoman wore a tartan skirt to the cultural festival.

  • The famous author is a proud Scotchwoman who often writes about her homeland.

Synonyms

Scot
vsScotchwoman
21 1.9

A person born in or living in Scotland

specifies that the person is female rather than any gender
Scotswoman
vsScotchwoman
3.1

A woman from Scotland

is identical in meaning but uses a different traditional form
Scotty
vsScotchwoman
  • Informal
8.5

A friendly name for a person from Scotland

is a neutral label stressing female origin rather than informality

Surface Forms

Scotchwoman singular
Scotchwomen plural

Morphology

Scotchwoman = Scotch + woman (transparent) = Scotch + woman

Direct compound of 'Scotch' + 'woman' whose meaning (a female from Scotland) follows straightforwardly from its parts, though 'Scotch' is dated.

Etymology

Scotchwoman comes from the old word Scotch meaning 'from Scotland' and the part woman meaning 'female', so it simply means a woman from Scotland. Today people usually say Scottish or Scotswoman rather than Scotchwoman, as Scotchwoman sounds old-fashioned.