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

That was the famous Slow Walk, led by captain David Sole, a piece of theatre in which the Scots didn't sprint like demons into the fray but walked single-file like soldiers going to war.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

And seven decades earlier, Hearts missed out on the 1915 championship, because 13 of its players abruptly left the team: They had enlisted in the Royal Scots battalion to go fight in the Great War.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"Soccer is supposed to bring people together," said Sean McDonald, a member of the Scots American Club, which is linked to the historic Kearny Scots soccer team founded in 1895.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The Scots do have an extra night in the States but they would face paying 15% more for the trip than their England counterparts.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Ulster Scots settlers were primarily farmers who cleared forests and built log cabins.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz