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Leither

Leither noun: an inhabitant of Leith.

Noun

Leither (plural Leithers)

  1. An inhabitant of Leith.
    • The magistrates kept insisting that to exercise any trade a Leither must become a burgess of Edinburgh and must reside within the royalty of the city.1986, James Scott Marshall, “The Mediaeval Village”, in The Life and Times of Leith, →ISBN, page 10
    • These days I’m a proud Leither, the republic that, as any Edinburgher knows has, had once long enjoyed its own independence.2014 September 15, Chitra Ramaswamy, “I’m Indian, English and live in Scotland. Will my son’s identity be as borderless after the referendum?”, in The Guardian

Forms of Leither

pluralLeithers

Origin of Leither

From Leith + -er.

Questions about Leither

What does Leither mean?
Leither means an inhabitant of Leith.
What part of speech is Leither?
Leither is a noun.
What is the plural of Leither?
The plural of Leither is Leithers.

Words near Leither in the dictionary

  1. Leitha
  2. Leithead
  3. Leitheads
  4. Leitheiser
  5. Leitheisers
  6. Leither
  7. Leithers
  8. Leithiser
  9. Leithisers
  10. Leithold
  11. leitmotif

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