"Highlander" meaning in English

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Proper name

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

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: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, British demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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