CATERAN

Meaning of CATERAN in English

[cat.er.an] n [ME ketharan, prob. fr. ScGael ceathairneach freebooter, robber] (14c): a former military irregular or brigand of the Scottish Highlands

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

CATERAN — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ketharan, probably from Medieval Latin katheranus, from Scottish Gaelic ceithearn band of fighting men Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATERAN — ˈkad.ərə̇n, ˈka.trə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English ketharan, probably from Scottish Gaelic ceathairneach freebooter, robber; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATERAN — (n.) A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier.
Английский словарь Webster
CATERAN — ( n. ) A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATERAN — /kat"euhr euhn/ , n. (formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands. [ 1325-75; cateranus, Latinized form of ME …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATERAN — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ketharan, probably from Medieval Latin katheranus, from Scottish Gaelic ceithearn band of fighting men Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATERAN — noun a highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier.
Webster English vocab
CATERAN — [ 'kat(ə)r(ə)n ] ■ noun historical a warrior or raider from the Scottish Highlands. Origin ME (orig. denoting the peasantry …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CATERAN — n. Sc. a Highland irregular fighting man; a marauder. [ME f. med.L cateranus & Gael. ceathairne peasantry]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATERAN — n. Sc. a Highland irregular fighting man; a marauder. [ ME f. med.L cateranus & Gael. ceathairne peasantry ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATERAN — n. Sc. a Highland irregular fighting man; a marauder. Etymology: ME f. med.L cateranus & Gael. ceathairne peasantry
Oxford English vocab
CATERAN — n. Function: noun Synonyms: MARAUDER , bandit, brigand, bummer, forager, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CATERAN — noun Synonyms: marauder , bandit, brigand, bummer, forager, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATERAN — разбойник, пират (шотландское) горец-грабитель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CATERAN — n 1. разбойник, пират 2. шотл. горец-грабитель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CATERAN — (n) горец-грабитель; пират; разбойник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CATERAN — n 1. разбойник, пират 2. шотл. горец-грабитель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CATERAN — n 1. разбойник, пират 2. шотл. горец-грабитель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CATERAN — разбойник, пират (шотландское) горец-грабитель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CATERAN — n. Pronunciation: ' ka-t ə -r ə n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English (Sc) ketharan, probably from Medieval Latin katheranus, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KERN — kern 1 /kerrn/ , Print. n. 1. a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARAUDER — n. Function: noun one who raids in search of plunder FF1C; marauders sacked village after village FF1E; Synonyms: bandit, brigand, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FREEBOOTER — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: MARAUDER , bandit, brigand, bummer, cateran, forager, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider 2 Synonyms: PIRATE , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUMMER — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BEGGAR 1, cadger, moocher, panhandler, ||schnorrer 2 Synonyms: MARAUDER , bandit, brigand, cateran, depredator, forager, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BRIGAND — n. Function: noun Synonyms: MARAUDER , bandit, bummer, cateran, depredator, forager, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer
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BANDIT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: OUTLAW , badman, ||bandido, desperado Related Words: brigand, footpad, highwayman, holdup man; bravo, cutthroat, villain; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MARAUDER — noun one who raids in search of plunder marauders sacked village after village Synonyms: bandit, brigand, bummer, cateran, depredator, despoiler, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FREEBOOTER — noun 1. Synonyms: marauder , bandit, brigand, bummer, cateran, forager, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider 2. Synonyms: pirate , buccaneer, corsair, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUMMER — noun 1. Synonyms: beggar 1, cadger, moocher, panhandler, ||schnorrer 2. Synonyms: marauder , bandit, brigand, cateran, depredator, forager, freebooter, looter, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRIGAND — noun Synonyms: marauder , bandit, bummer, cateran, depredator, forager, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BANDIT — noun 1. Synonyms: outlaw , badman, ||bandido, desperado Related Word: brigand, footpad, highwayman, holdup man; bravo, cutthroat, villain; gangster, mobster, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MARAUDER — n. 25B6; noun RAIDER, plunderer, pillager, looter, robber, pirate, freebooter, bandit, highwayman, rustler; poetic/literary brigand; archaic buccaneer, corsair, reaver, cateran, …
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