Scottishman

English

Etymology

From Scottish +‎ -man.

Noun

Scottishman (plural Scottishmen)

  1. (now rare) A Scotsman. [from 15th c.]
    • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 247:
      “I am much obliged to you, Mr. Thomas,” added Buchanan; “but neither Frenchman nor Spanishman shall dress my wounds when a Scottishman is to be found, for love or money.”
    • 1832, Walter Scott, Castle Dangerous:
      It seems almost unnatural for Scottishmen and English to meet and part without a buffet.
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