callant

[ kah-luhnt ]

nounChiefly Scot.
  1. a lad; boy.

Origin of callant

1
1710–20; <Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer <Old North French caland customer
  • Also cal·lan [kah-luhn]. /ˈkɑ lən/.

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How to use callant in a sentence

  • Just last week, Credit Suisse announced that Callan was taking a leave of absence.

    Making Wall Street Pay | Charlie Gasparino | February 9, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • After she left Lehman, Callan went to work at Credit Suisse to develop a business that, ironically, deals with hedge funds.

    Making Wall Street Pay | Charlie Gasparino | February 9, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Keep in mind, Callan left the firm this summer, months before its liquidation, but her departure was controversial.

    Making Wall Street Pay | Charlie Gasparino | February 9, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Malign such an one, the amiable Miss Callan, who is the lustre of her own sex and the astonishment of ours?

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • “Then we shall take what we want without asking,” replied Callan with cool effrontery.

    Kilgorman | Talbot Baines Reed
  • Callan and the others looked wisely at the mendacious instrument, and then began to sheer off with the best grace they could.

    Kilgorman | Talbot Baines Reed
  • Callan sprang a foot or two in the air, and fell back shot through the heart.

    Kilgorman | Talbot Baines Reed
  • To hold the men in the face of such temptations, Callan has erected his buildings in the thirty principal centers of this base.

British Dictionary definitions for callant

callant

callan (ˈkælən)

/ (ˈkælənt) /


noun
  1. Scot a youth; lad

Origin of callant

1
C16: from Dutch or Flemish kalant customer, fellow

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