Scottishman
English
Etymology
From Scottish + -man.
Noun
Scottishman (plural Scottishmen)
- (now rare) A Scotsman. [from 15th c.]
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 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.
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 247: