Etymology
Origin of Lowlander
Example Sentences
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There is a Lowlander route between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a Highlander route to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
In addition, travellers will be able to board the Lowlander sleeper at 10pm – far earlier than they can at present – even though the train is not scheduled to depart until almost midnight.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2019
Was he a patriotic Lowlander unalterably opposed to Spanish rule?
From Time Magazine Archive
Big Malcolm and Store Thompson, though the latter was a Lowlander, had been fast friends ever since they had come to Canada.
From The Silver Maple by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
In a cloud of dust due to their sweeping trains, they had swooped down like the gay Hieland folk they were, and captured the admiration and imitation of the slower, prosaic Lowlander.
From The Madigans by Lowell, Orson
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