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cateran
[ kat-er-uhn ]
noun
- (formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
cateran
/ ˈkætərən /
noun
- (formerly) a member of a band of brigands and marauders in the Scottish highlands
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cateran1
C14: probably from Scottish Gaelic ceathairneach robber, plunderer
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Example Sentences
The kern or cateran of the Highlands was a light-armed infantryman, as opposed to the heavy-armed "gallowglass."
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"Clear the way, cateran," said the armourer, in the deep stern voice which corresponded with the breadth of his chest.
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We hae hangit a Highland cateran without trial afore this, and we may be tempted to tak the law into our ain hands again.
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They will have no black-mail to pay, either to Master Nevis or to any other cateran who is in the habit of levying it on the road.
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This missing youth turns out to be identical with the cateran of Drumshorlan.
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