Highlander

[ hahy-luhn-der ]

noun

1. a Gael inhabiting the Highlands Highlands of Scotland.
2. a soldier of a Highland regiment.
3. (lowercase) an inhabitant of any highland region.

Highlander

/ ˈhaɪləndə /

noun

1. a native of the Highlands of Scotland
2. a member of a Scottish Highland regiment

Word History and Origins

Origin of Highlander¹

First recorded in 1625–35; highland + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Like the Philadelphia Fellowship House and CORE’s ashrams and communes, Highlander trained activists to be on the front lines of the movement.

From Washington Post

“We actually first sent a Highlander to Seattle in late 2019,” says Jesse Levinson, the company’s co-founder and CTO.

From Popular-Science

As is usually the case with press fleet vehicles, our test Highlander hybrid was fully loaded, in this case a $50,315 Platinum AWD model, so the interior is generously trimmed with leather.

From Ars Technica

This is the 2021 Toyota Highlander hybrid, one of the few three-row SUVs you can buy with a hybrid powertrain.

From Ars Technica

I may have hinted as much, but do not think I have mentioned before that he was a Scotchman and a Highlander.

From Project Gutenberg

They talk of the art and management of the Highlander in every point which he has a mind to carry.

From Project Gutenberg

In this a man swathes himself, somewhat as a Highlander does in his plaid, pinning it over the shoulder and leaving the arms free.

From Project Gutenberg

And there was a dear young Highlander also, a most gentle, shy youth.

From Project Gutenberg

As I understand it, your Highlander fires his piece from a good distance, throws it away, and then rushes to the attack.

From Project Gutenberg