Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who lives in a highland.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A playing-card having slight blemishes on both surfaces.
- noun An inhabitant of highlands; specifically (with a capital), an inhabitant or a member of the Gaelic race of the Highlands of Scotland.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a soldier in a Scottish Highland regiment.
- noun An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the
Highlands of Scotland.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
- noun Any person who lives in
mountainous orhilly terrain.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native of the Highlands of Scotland
- noun a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
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Examples
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The highlights were thrilling interludes by "highlander" folk band Zakopower, led by charismatic singer-violinist Sebastian Karpiel-Bulecka, an energetic foil to Kennedy's wayward brilliance.
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Highlander ye corner of Pall Mall, facing St. James's, Haymarket, "and says that the highlander was a favourite tobacconist's sign for 200 years.
The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897
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We caught a Japanese exhibition about time, with all sorts of weird shit, took the elevator up to the umpty-umpth floor and looked out over the city, bought some sheep's cheese (a "highlander" staple) from a stall and ate it over a few beers before my interview with TVP, only the Polish equivalent of BBC for crying out loud, in another branch of EMPiK.
Archive 2006-10-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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We caught a Japanese exhibition about time, with all sorts of weird shit, took the elevator up to the umpty-umpth floor and looked out over the city, bought some sheep's cheese (a "highlander" staple) from a stall and ate it over a few beers before my interview with TVP, only the Polish equivalent of BBC for crying out loud, in another branch of EMPiK.
Poland Too, Warsaw Forever Hal Duncan 2006
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The highlander who had missed his throw picked up his spear and stabbed the man in the back until he stopped moving.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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He looked questioningly at the old highlander, wondering if his men understood.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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I love most highlander stories, and the regency era is a close second.
Angels' Blood Countdown: Christine Wells - Wicked Little Game ARC Nalini Singh 2009
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The highlander who had missed his throw picked up his spear and stabbed the man in the back until he stopped moving.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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I'd love to live in Scotland in medieval time, in a big castle with a sexy highlander.
Countdown to Branded By Fire: 5 Days to Go! Nalini Singh 2009
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He looked questioningly at the old highlander, wondering if his men understood.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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