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Scotsman

[ skots-muh n ]

/ ˈskɒts mən /

noun, plural Scots·men.

a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.

Origin of Scotsman

1325–75; Middle English. See Scots, -man

usage note for Scotsman

See Scotch.

Example sentences from the Web for scotsman

That 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

Scotsman

/ (ˈskɒtsmən) /

noun plural -men

a native or inhabitant of Scotland