Scotsman
Americannoun
noun
Commonly Confused
See Scotch.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Scotsman
Example Sentences
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Both the Scotsman, external and the London Standard, external published similar articles from Burnham last week, promising a "new direction for the country".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“To be honest, as a Scotsman we don’t get stressed. We’re here for the party—no Scotland, no party.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
A proud Scotsman, Gadd recalls loving Bell in the 2007 romantic dramedy “Hallam Foe,” where the British actor played Scottish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Today’s readers might recoil at the thought of a Scotsman making a pet out of a wild animal caught in southern Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The next day, Harry Benson, a Scotsman who was a key photographer for Time Life, met Spassky at the Saga Hotel.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Having started the season playing a 3-4-2-1 formation, Conte confessed the arrival of the two Scotsmen altered his thinking.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
All of a sudden, its 2 a.m. in Edinburgh, and you’ve got 300 Scotsmen screaming “Maggie! Maggie! Maggie!”
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
Gower’s portrayal of Charlie would be comic relief if not for the fop’s obsession with the details of his gloating than the welfare of the Scotsmen fighting for him.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2017
Scotsmen both founded the game and won the first 29 Open Championships.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2013
The corporals had no heart for a tangle with the Scotsmen, who could no longer be bothered with them.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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