"Highlander" meaning in All languages combined

See Highlander on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Highlanders [plural]
Etymology: Americanized spelling of German Heilander. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Heilander}} German Heilander Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Highlander (plural Highlanders)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Highlander-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: Highlanders [plural]
Etymology: From Highlands + -er, equivalent to a specific application of highlander. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Highlands|er|id2=inhabitant}} Highlands + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Highlander (plural Highlanders)
  1. A person from the Highlands. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Scotland Hypernyms: Scot Derived forms: Shanghailander Related terms: highlander Coordinate_terms: Lowlander Translations (inhabitant of the Scottish Highlands): ylämaalainen (Finnish), highlander [masculine] (French), Gael [masculine] (Irish), Híleantóir [masculine] (Irish), Gàidheal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Highlander-en-noun-cVnv5uRP Disambiguation of People: 24 76 Disambiguation of Scotland: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), British demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /hajˈlɐ̃.deʁ/ [Brazil] Forms: Highlanders [plural]
Etymology: After the immortal title character of the Highlander film franchise. Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense|#s}} Highlander m or f by sense (plural Highlanders)
  1. (Brazil, humorous) someone who survives or perseveres against all odds Wikipedia link: Highlander (franchise) Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, humorous, masculine

Inflected forms

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