Etymology

highlander

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highlander · noun1

From highland + -er.

highlander · noun2

From the tagline "There can be only one" of the film Highlander (1986).

Highlander · noun3

From Highlands + -er, equivalent to a specific application of highlander.

Highlander · proper noun4

  1. German · derived fromHeilander
  2. English todayHighlander

Americanized spelling of German Heilander.

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