Scotchman

[ skoch-muhn ]

noun

, plural Scotch·men.

1. Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
2. (lowercase) lingcod.

Scotchman

/ ˈskɒtʃmən /

noun

1. regarded as bad usage by the Scots another word for Scotsman

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotchman¹

First recorded in 1560–70; Scotch + -man

Example Sentences

No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.

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Yet he could see into the heart of things as well as most men, for he was a shrewd Scotchman, and had a pawky humour.

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

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A young Scotchman, on leaving Oxford, had been appointed master in one of the great public schools of England.

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To-day this young Scotchman is one of the brightest lights in the higher walks of literature in Great Britain.

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