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

Shoulder badges indicated that the remains could include soldiers who had fought for two Scottish regiments - the Gordon Highlanders and the Cameron Highlanders.

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"So excited to be an actual Highlander in 'Highlander'," she said.

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The Highlanders ran the ball again and again in a 50-16 victory over North Hollywood on Thursday night, avenging a loss to the Huskies in last year’s City Section playoffs.

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A 2015 video that circulated on social media Monday night showed Tamura as a high school football player celebrating a win for the Granada Hills Highlanders.

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Highlander Hart's sister, Jamie Hart-Dobbs, still vividly remembers one of his regular sayings about Army life: "They taught me how to go to war, they didn't teach me how to come back from it."

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