scotsman
part of speech
noun (a Scotsman, Scotsmen)
meaning for a pupil
1) A Scotsman is a man from Scotland. tree →
2) «The Scotsman» is the name of a newspaper in Edinburgh. tree →
3) «The Flying Scotsman» is a famous steam train that ran between London and Edinburgh. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and history lessons it names people of Scotland: a Scotswoman is a woman, and «Scots» or «Scottish people» covers everyone. Phrases: «a proud Scotsman», «the Flying Scotsman».
examples
- The Scotsman wore a kilt at the wedding. tree →
- My grandad is a Scotsman from Glasgow. tree →
- The Flying Scotsman is a famous steam engine. tree →
- A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman walked into a joke. tree →
- Alexander Graham Bell, who worked on the telephone, was a Scotsman. tree →
- We saw the Flying Scotsman at the railway museum in York. tree →
- On the second morning the Scotsman saw from the top of his tree a great castle far away. tree →
note
Write it with a capital S: Scotsman. Plural: Scotsmen. People from Scotland are «Scottish» or «Scots», not «Scotch»; «Scotch» is used for whisky and some foods (Scotch egg). For a woman: Scotswoman.
Trees and pragmatics
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