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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Highlander1

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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