Scots

American  

[skots] / skɒts /

noun

1. Also called Scottish.  the English language as spoken in Scotland.

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adjective

1. Scottish.

Scots British  

/ skɒts /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their English dialects, or their Gaelic language

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noun

1. any of the English dialects spoken or written in Scotland See also Lallans

Commonly Confused

See Scotch.

Etymology

Origin of Scots

1325–75; syncopated form of Scottis, Middle English, variant (north) of Scottish

Example Sentences

Higgins constructed a 63 and Murphy then knocked in a superb century from the Scot's break-off shot.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

McInnes became friendly with Ferguson, who retired as United boss in 2013, when he played for Rangers under the Scot's close pal Walter Smith in the 1990s.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

It began in the second minute as Ojomoh latched on to the Scot's flat pass to split the Clermont defence for the initial break.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

The Scot's assessment came moments after Draper won his first ATP title and became the youngest British men's number one since him in 2009.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

"Somewhere on Scot's Mountain," she hazarded; the possessive term used by him had a way of depriving her of decided opinions.

From Told In The Hills by Ryan, Marah Ellis