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highlander

/ˈhaɪˌlændɚ/

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What does highlander mean?

noun

  1. A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
  2. Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.
  3. The Igorot people, referring to them originating from the Cordillera Mountain Range.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.
  2. A person from the Highlands.

proper noun

  1. A surname from German.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhaɪˌlændɚ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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And but for carrying a knife, or a horse-fleam, or a gun-flint, we had no more use for a pocket than a Highlander has for a knee-buckle.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846
In coursing the hare, no north-country dog will stand against the lighter southern, although the southern would be unequal to the labour often required from the Highlander.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
More book examples (3)
I asked the owner, who was as interested in my enjoying myself as a West Highlander might have been, if there were not ruffians about who might make an evening ride dangerous.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755
There are many more local varieties of the working terrier as, for example, the Roseneath, which is often confused with the Poltalloch, or White West Highlander, to whom it is possibly related.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991
Sandals, bound with thongs made of boars’ hide, protected the feet, and a roll of thin leather was twined artificially round the legs, and, ascending above the calf, left the knees bare, like those of a Scottish Highlander.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82