Scots

American  

[skots] / skɒts /

noun

1. Also called Scottish.  the English language as spoken in Scotland.

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adjective

1. Scottish.

Scots British  

/ skɒts /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their English dialects, or their Gaelic language

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noun

1. any of the English dialects spoken or written in Scotland See also Lallans

Commonly Confused

See Scotch.

Etymology

Origin of Scots

1325–75; syncopated form of Scottis, Middle English, variant (north) of Scottish

Example Sentences

Two Scots would face spending about £7,500 each, while a family would have to find more than £25,000.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The debate, at the Signet Library in Edinburgh, came little over a week before Scots head to the polls on 7 May.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

He added that his party would lower taxes, cut welfare spending and get Scots out of poverty by providing good jobs.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

As early as 1753, someone known only by his initials, C.M., had proposed in the Scots Magazine that electricity could be used to send messages down a wire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The Scots are being slowly pushed back and we are gaining ground, since receiving the added help from London and the nearby towns.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli