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caterans

caterans is the plural of cateran.

Meaning of cateran

Noun

cateran (plural caterans)

  1. (historical) A Highlander working as a professional fighter; a mercenary attached to a Scottish clan.
    • And the great-grandson of Cospatric, he joined the English against the cateran Wallace […].1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song
  2. A freebooter, marauder.

Questions about caterans

What is caterans the plural of?
Caterans is the plural of cateran.

Words near caterans in the dictionary

  1. cater-cousin
  2. cater-cousins
  3. cater-waiter
  4. cater-waiters
  5. cateran
  6. caterans
  7. catercorner
  8. catercornered
  9. catercorners
  10. catered
  11. caterer

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