callant

[ kah-luhnt ]

/ ˈkɑ lənt /

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noun Chiefly Scot.

a lad; boy.

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Also cal·lan

[kah-luhn]. /ˈkɑ lən/.

Origin of callant

1710–20; <Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer <Old North French caland customer

Words nearby callant

callais, call alarm, callaloo, call-and-response, Callanetics, callant, Callao, Callas, call a spade a spade, callathump, callback

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How to use callant in a sentence

My secret's oot; an', whether that callant tells Sleuthie or no, it's clear I canna keep langer this siller in a thatched cottage.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX|Alexander Leighton
But where did yon lang-leggit, long-lockit, Fish River moss-trooping callant win haud o' him?
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
And you haven't gone and fallen in love, callant, meanwhile, just to complicate affairs?
Daisy|Elizabeth Wetherell
We will be away out of this the moment we are assured of this young callant's safety, in a week or so at most, I hope.
The Span o' Life|William McLennan

Bring my aik staff into the shop, callant, and set it down beside me here—and ye may bring ane to yoursell too.
The Shepherd's Calendar|James Hogg

British Dictionary definitions for callant

callant

callan (ˈkælən)

/ (ˈkælənt) /

noun

Scot a youth; lad

Word Origin for callant

C16: from Dutch or Flemish kalant customer, fellow

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