Scotchman

[skoch-muhn]

noun

plural

Scotchmen 

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

Scotchman won a four-man sprint to take the overall lead going into Monday’s second stage.

From Reuters

In Fayetteville, police found a .45-calibre Springfield Armory handgun from Calypso Wholesale on a twenty-five-year-old after he held up a Scotchman convenience store and threatened to kill the clerk.

From The New Yorker

For more than a decade, Friends of the Scotchman Peaks built support in Idaho and Montana for a the creation of an 88,000-acre wilderness area spanning Idaho and Montana.

From Washington Times

The funeral ceremony for the men will take place at 16:00 BST at The Field on Scotchman Road in Bradford.

From BBC

"I feel like I'm an adopted Scotchman now. "The fans come up to me and say a lot of good things about what I've done with Ricky, bringing him back to the world titles.

From BBC