highlander
/ˈhaɪləndəɹ/
highlander noun: a person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
Noun (1)
highlander (plural highlanders)
- A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
- Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.
- He gave credence to the long-standing impression that southern highlanders were as a whole 'a hardy race of European dissenters' of very different stock from other southern colonists…. As backwoodsmen and highlanders, they opposed slavery formally, through abolitionist organizations, newspapers, or...2001, John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race, Introduction", page 1
- Other essayists, however, detect significant distinctions between highlander and lowlander—differences in racial attitudes (abolitionist or rabid racist), in the types of work that African Americans performed, and in the extent to which perceptions of whiteness shaped how outsiders understood the...2001, John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race, Introduction, page 10
- The Igorot people, referring to them originating from the Cordillera Mountain Range.
Noun (2)
highlander (uncountable)
- A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.
- I have a blue/white highlander deck (every card is unique, including the lands) and I would like some help tuning it.1995 May 18, Nick Clifton, “Help with a Highlander Deck”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy (Usenet), message-ID <NICKC.95May18164750@betty.perihelion.co.uk>
- As an example, the "Highlander" tournaments (only one of any particular card) that have been springing up have proven to be a good way to re-energize the tournament scene for some games.1996 October 18, Scott Schultz, “New Tournament Styles”, in rec.games.trading-cards.misc (Usenet), message-ID <3267BF69.1FAA@ceweekly.com>
Noun (3) capitalized: Highlander
Highlander (plural Highlanders)
Proper noun capitalized: Highlander
Highlander (plural Highlanders)
- A surname from German.
highlander meaning in Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic
highlander in Urdu
- پہاڑی
highlander in Tagalog
- inhabitant of highlands
- taga-taas, taga-bundok
highlander in Arabic
- inhabitant of highlands
- جَبَلِيّ jabaliyy, نَجْدِيّ najdiyy
Examples of highlander in a sentence
- He gave credence to the long-standing impression that southern highlanders were as a whole 'a hardy race of European dissenters' of very different stock from other southern colonists….2001, John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race, Introduction", page 1:
- One of my favorite Highlander decks is listed below.2000 June 2, End User, “Re: Type I Highlander - What to play?”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy (Usenet), message-ID...
Antonyms of highlander
Forms of highlander
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | highlanders |
| plural | Highlanders |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Highlanders |
Origin of highlander
From highland + -er.
From the tagline "There can be only one" of the film Highlander (1986).
From Highlands + -er, equivalent to a specific application of highlander.
Words formed from highlander
Questions about highlander
- What does highlander mean?
- Highlander means a person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
- What is highlander in Urdu?
- Highlander in Urdu is پہاڑی. See Highlander meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use highlander in a sentence?
- He gave credence to the long-standing impression that southern highlanders were as a whole 'a hardy race of European dissenters' of very different stock from other southern colonists….
- What part of speech is highlander?
- Highlander can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce highlander?
- Highlander is pronounced /ˈhaɪləndəɹ/.
- What is the plural of highlander?
- The plural of highlander is highlanders.
Words near highlander in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: highlander (page history and authors); Highlander (page history and authors); highlander (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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