highlander

plural highlanders

1. ScotlandA person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
2. Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.

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   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 institutions of higher education….

   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 region and acted toward it.

   2001, John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race, Introduction, page 10

3. PhilippinesThe Igorot people, referring to them originating from the Cordillera Mountain Range.

1. capitalizedoftenuncountablecollectible card gamesA game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.

   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 <3938182E.357BF7F4@tivoli.com>

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   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>

plural Highlanders

1. A person from the Highlands.

plural Highlanders

1. A surname from German.