Meanings
plural highmen
- A man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.
So the highman sent to the King, asking him to purchase the wool for his troops at a bargain price. "But the highman did not know that rain in the west hills had caused a blight of wool rot on the sheep there. […]"
2007, David Farland, The Runelords1 more example
If not riding for life, that he is riding for immortality; and as the hero may perchance feel (for even a highman may feel like a hero), when he willingly throws away his existence in the hope of earning a glorious name, […]
1834, The New sporting magazine, page 88
Origin
- Middle Englishheimon
- Englishhighman
From Middle English heimon, equivalent to high + man.
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highman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highman
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