CATERAN


Meaning of CATERAN in English

[ 'kat(ə)r(ə)n ]

■ noun historical a warrior or raider from the Scottish Highlands.

Origin

ME (orig. denoting the peasantry as fighters): from Sc. Gaelic ceathairne 'peasantry'.

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