ər noun
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
Origin:
1325–75; < Medieval Latin caterānus, Latinized form of Middle English (Scots) catherein < Scots Gaelic ceatharn; see kern1
1325–75; < Medieval Latin caterānus, Latinized form of Middle English (Scots) catherein < Scots Gaelic ceatharn; see kern1
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| —n | |
| (formerly) a member of a band of brigands and marauders in the Scottish highlands | |
| [C14: probably from Scottish Gaelic ceathairneach robber, plunderer] | |
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Cateran
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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