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Scotchman

[ skoch-muhn ]

noun

, plural Scotch·men.
  1. Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
  2. (lowercase) lingcod.


Scotchman

/ ˈskɒtʃmən /

noun

  1. regarded as bad usage by the Scots another word for Scotsman


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Confusables Note

See Scotch.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotchman1

First recorded in 1560–70; Scotch + -man

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Example Sentences

No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.

Yet he could see into the heart of things as well as most men, for he was a shrewd Scotchman, and had a pawky humour.

I may have hinted as much, but do not think I have mentioned before that he was a Scotchman and a Highlander.

A young Scotchman, on leaving Oxford, had been appointed master in one of the great public schools of England.

To-day this young Scotchman is one of the brightest lights in the higher walks of literature in Great Britain.

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