noun
Commonly Confused
See Scotch.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Scotchman
Example Sentences
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He is now 46, a satisfied, successful Scotchman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The towheaded young Scotchman, alert and hardworking, made his way among them.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vote: Yarborough 903,211, against 671,806 for the Old Scotchman.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was only 100 years ago that a Scotchman named Mackintosh dissolved rubber in naptha and perpetuated his name in an overcoat.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a Scotchman, and all the tendrils of his heart struck deep in Scotland's soil.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green
Ringo follows with, “Meanwhile, high in the Swiss Alps, two elderly Scotchmen munch on a rare cheese.”
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
The last and remaining edifice I have to mention, is the half-finished kirk of the Scotchmen.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
For I know that our merriest of professors, best of Greek scholars, and most enthusiastic of Scotchmen, would himself wear the kilt if there was the slightest possibility of keeping his stockings up!
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Stables, Gordon
Furthermore a number of Scotchmen of great enterprise and intelligence betook themselves to Canada, eager to partake of the boundless opportunities offered by the new shuffle of the cards.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
It is a curious fact that educated Scotchmen, as I have already noted, retained their superstition long after the common people had abandoned it.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
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