cateran
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
Origin of cateran
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How to use cateran in a sentence
The kern or cateran of the Highlands was a light-armed infantryman, as opposed to the heavy-armed "gallowglass."
Lady of the Lake | Sir Walter Scott"Clear the way, cateran," said the armourer, in the deep stern voice which corresponded with the breadth of his chest.
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter ScottWe hae hangit a Highland cateran without trial afore this, and we may be tempted to tak the law into our ain hands again.
The Lancashire Witches | William Harrison AinsworthThey will have no black-mail to pay, either to Master Nevis or to any other cateran who is in the habit of levying it on the road.
John Deane of Nottingham | W.H.G. KingstonThis missing youth turns out to be identical with the cateran of Drumshorlan.
British Dictionary definitions for cateran
/ (ˈkætərən) /
(formerly) a member of a band of brigands and marauders in the Scottish highlands
Origin of cateran
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