Scotsman

S1C3O1T1S1M3A1N1
US/ˈskɑts.mən/

noun

A man from Scotland; a Scot.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounScotsman (plural Scotsmen)

plural Scotsmen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA man from Scotland; a Scot.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna male native or inhabitant of Scotland

Similar
Broader
manadult maleScot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English Scottisman. By surface analysis, Scots + -man.

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Translations

Arabic إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ
  • إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ (ʔiskutlandiyy)a man from Scotland
Bulgarian шотла́ндец
  • шотла́ндец (šotlándec)a man from Scotland
Catalan escocès
  • escocèsa man from Scotland
Chinese Mandarin 蘇格蘭人 /苏格兰人
  • 蘇格蘭人 /苏格兰人 (sūgélánrén)a man from Scotland
Czech Skot
  • Skota man from Scotland
Danish skotte
  • skottea man from Scotland
Dutch Schot
  • Schota man from Scotland
French Écossais
  • Écossaisa man from Scotland
German Schotte
  • Schottea man from Scotland
Icelandic Skoti
  • Skotia man from Scotland
Irish Albanach
  • Albanacha man from Scotland
Italian scozzese
  • scozzesea man from Scotland
Japanese スコットランド人
  • スコットランド人 (sukottorandojin)a man from Scotland
Korean 스코틀랜드인, 스코틀랜드 사람
  • 스코틀랜드인 (seukoteullaendeu'in)a man from Scotland
  • 스코틀랜드 사람 (seukoteullaendeu saram)a man from Scotland
Latvian skots
  • skotsa man from Scotland
Lithuanian škòtas
  • škòtasa man from Scotland
Norwegian skotte
  • skottea man from Scotland
Polish Szkot
  • Szkota man from Scotland
Portuguese escocês
  • escocêsa man from Scotland
Romanian scoțian
  • scoțiana man from Scotland
Russian шотла́ндец
  • шотла́ндец (šotlándec)a man from Scotland
Scottish Gaelic Albannach
  • Albannacha man from Scotland
Slovak Škót
  • Škóta man from Scotland
Spanish escocés
  • escocésa man from Scotland
Swedish skotte
  • skottea man from Scotland
Ukrainian шотла́ндець
  • шотла́ндець (šotlándecʹ)a man from Scotland
Cite this entry
APA

Scotsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotsman

MLA

“Scotsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotsman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scotsman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotsman.

Source: Scotsman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.