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• plural of Scot.

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

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Scots

Long lost oyster beds on the West Coast of Scotland have been rediscovered thanks to Gaelic and Scots language.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

In a study by professor Neil Kirk, most Scottish participants assumed AI-generated Scottish Standard English or Dundonian Scots voices were human.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Softening an accent is common, the survey results suggest, with 13% of Britons polled admitting to changing the way they speak to sound more professional, with Cockneys and Scots more likely to do this.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

For his advocacy of English prose in the sweet and easy styles of Joseph Addison and Jonathan Swift, the Scots bookworm has been heralded as “a founder of the study of English in universities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Ulster Scots had a key role in shaping not just the geography of the United States but also its political leadership.

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