Scotsman

American  

[skots-muhn] / ˈskɒts mən /

noun

• Scotsmen
  plural

1. a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.

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Scotsman British  

/ ˈskɒtsmən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland

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Commonly Confused

See Scotch.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Scotsmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Scotsman

1325–75; Middle English. See Scots, -man

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Scotsman Scotsmen

Pep Guardiola is also on Scotsman Moyes' shoulder despite managing barely half as many games.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

David Kerr, who lives in Banbury, is a proud Scotsman and a member of the Laidlaw Memorial Pipe Band based in the north Oxfordshire town.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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

The 1964 Lotus, with Ford’s new Quad-Cam V8 and driven by Scotsman Jim Clark, is shown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Michelangelo peered down from his massive, ruddy, whiskered face onto the pale Scotsman.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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

Said Player, “I vividly remember getting up in the morning to watch Jock Hutchison and Freddy McLeod hit off,” when those two Scotsmen began the tradition in 1963, “and it was like yesterday.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2022

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

The corporals had no heart for a tangle with the Scotsmen, who could no longer be bothered with them.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan