highlander
noun
high·land·er
ˈhī-lən-dər 
1
: an inhabitant of a highland
2
Highlander
: an inhabitant of the Highlands of Scotland
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Highlander sales have been shrinking at the same time, down to just 51,782 last year, although Toyota is competing with itself to some extent.
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New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
So how should Nepal’s highlanders respond to the increase in bear attacks?
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
Jamie would probably cry over this; that highlander is a softy.
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With Blood of My Blood, dipping even further into the past than Outlander, audiences will be thrust into the world of the Scottish highlanders and the clans more intensely than ever before.
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New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
So how should Nepal’s highlanders respond to the increase in bear attacks?
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
Jamie would probably cry over this; that highlander is a softy.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
With Blood of My Blood, dipping even further into the past than Outlander, audiences will be thrust into the world of the Scottish highlanders and the clans more intensely than ever before.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for highlander
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“Highlander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highlander. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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highlander
noun
high·land·er
ˈhī-lən-dər
1
: an inhabitant of a highland
2
capitalized
: an inhabitant of the Highlands of Scotland
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