scot

¹ American  

[skot] / skɒt /

noun

History/Historical.

1. a payment or charge.

2. one's share of a payment or charge.

3. an assessment or tax.

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Scot ² American  

[skot] / skɒt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland.

2. one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named.

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Scot ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Scots.

2. Scottish.

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Scot. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Scotch.

2. Scotland.

3. Scottish.

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Scot. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Scotch (whisky)

2. Scotland

3. Scottish

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Scot ² British  

/ skɒt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland

2. a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century _ad , eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries

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scot Idioms  

1. see get off (scot-free).

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Commonly Confused

See Scotch.

Etymology

Origin of scot¹

1200–50; Middle English < Old Norse skattr tax, treasure; cognate with Old English gescot payment

Origin of Scot²

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English Scottas (plural), from Late Latin Scottī “the Irish”

Example Sentences

Finn Russell became only the fourth Scot to play 50 matches in the Six Nations as he helped his country to an epic victory over France.

From BBC

The 36-year-old Scot struggled on the shooting range during the 7.5km race, missing six shots at targets, and crossed the line almost five minutes behind winner Taras Rad - who clinched Ukraine's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Games.

From BBC

"Tomb Raider" star Lara Croft will be crafted in Unreal Engine in her upcoming fresh adventures too, said Scot Amos, director of the Crystal Dynamics studio.

From Barron's

The Scot clinched three scrappy frames before making breaks of 75 and 67 to win the contest 5-0.

From BBC

McInnes became friendly with Ferguson, who retired as United boss in 2013, when he played for Rangers under the Scot's close pal Walter Smith in the 1990s.

From Barron's