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cat·er·an
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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
kern
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cateran
(ˈkætərən)
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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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