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Lowlander

American  
[loh-luhn-der, -lan-] / ˈloʊ lən dər, -ˌlæn- /

noun

  1. a native of the Lowlands.

  2. (lowercase) an inhabitant of a lowland or lowlands.


Etymology

Origin of Lowlander

First recorded in 1685–95; lowland + -er 1

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

Shirley Laska, a sociologist who studied Louisiana disasters at the University of New Orleans and co-founded the Lowlander Center, said parish leaders, emergency managers and citizens did the right thing before the storm.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2020

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

A "sopus Indian" was a Lowlander, and the name is intimately connected with a long reach of territory from Esopus Village, near West Park, to the mouth of the Esopus at Saugerties.

From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Bruce, Wallace

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