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lowlander

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who inhabits the Scottish Lowlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Anyone who lives in a lowland region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

anyone who is not living on the Cordillera Mountain Range.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, derogatory

Qualifier: chiefly Cordillera

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A person from the Scottish Lowlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a native of the Lowlands of Scotland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Scottish Lowlander, Lowland Scot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Scot, Scotsman, Scotchman

History

Etymology

From lowland + -er.

From Lowlands + -er.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: alavan maan asukas — one who lives in the lowlands
  • Finnish: alamaalainen — one who lives in the lowlands
  • French: habitant des plaines — one who lives in the lowlands
  • Italian: abitante dei bassopiani — one who lives in the lowlands
  • Polish: mieszkaniec nizin — one who lives in the lowlands
  • Polish: mieszkanka nizin — one who lives in the lowlands
  • Scottish Gaelic: Gall — one who lives in the lowlands
  • Polish: lowlander — anyone not living in the Cordilleras
  • Tagalog: tagababa — anyone not living in the Cordilleras