Scotsman
Americannoun
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Scotsmen
plural
noun
Commonly Confused
See Scotch.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Scotsman
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One of its more compelling chapters deals with James Macpherson, an 18th-century Scotsman who published an epic, “Fingal,” claiming to have translated the previously unknown work of a Gaelic bard named Ossian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
Shaun: I'd go for someone younger such as Neil if it had to be a Scotsman.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
He did not consult an architect, although a fine one, a Scotsman named A. A. Frazier, had an office in the building that housed Holton’s store.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Porter charged at Scotsmen with ball in hand and at the breakdown all afternoon.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
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
Wanting to shake the corporals off, he quickened his pace, overtook the Scotsmen and pushed his way past a group of nuns shepherding a couple of dozen children in blue tunics.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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