North Briton

noun

Someone from Scotland; a Scot.

First used 18th c.
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Meanings

nounNorth Briton (plural North Britons)

plural North Britons

  1. historicalSomeone from Scotland; a Scot.First known use 18th c.

    About Christmas we set out for England, accompanied by a little North Briton, who lived with lord B— as his companion, and did not at all approve of our correspondence […].

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

From north + Briton, after North Britain.

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APA

North Briton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Briton

MLA

“North Briton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Briton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North Briton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Briton.

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